What color is #E2ECC1?

#E2ECC1 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2ECC1?

The RGB value is 226, 236, 193: 226 red, 236 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2ECC1?

The complementary color is #CBC1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2ECC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2ECC1 color

#E2ECC1 rgb(226, 236, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2ECC1 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 92.5% green and 75.7% blue (226, 236, 193).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 53% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#E2ECC1 color codes

HEX	`#E2ECC1`
RGB	`rgb(226, 236, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 92.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 53%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.69, -10.54, 19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.69, 22.4, 118.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.984, 80.01, 62.146)`
Decimal	`14871745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2ECC1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E2ECC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2ECC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E2ECC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2ecc1; }
.text { color: #e2ecc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2ecc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 236 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2ecc1, #cdecc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E2ECC1?: #E2ECC1 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2ECC1?: The RGB value is 226, 236, 193: 226 red, 236 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2ECC1?: The complementary color is #CBC1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2ECC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.