What color is #E2EDCC?

#E2EDCC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EDCC?

The RGB value is 226, 237, 204: 226 red, 237 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EDCC?

The complementary color is #D7CCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2EDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EDCC color

#E2EDCC rgb(226, 237, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2EDCC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 92.9% green and 80% blue (226, 237, 204).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 48% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#E2EDCC color codes

HEX	`#E2EDCC`
RGB	`rgb(226, 237, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 92.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 48%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.17, -9.33, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.17, 17.46, 122.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.546, 81.097, 68.946)`
Decimal	`14872012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EDCC, 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 #E2EDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	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 #E2EDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2edcc; }
.text { color: #e2edcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2edcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 237 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2edcc, #d2edcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E2EDCC?: #E2EDCC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EDCC?: The RGB value is 226, 237, 204: 226 red, 237 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EDCC?: The complementary color is #D7CCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.