What color is #E2EDDD?

#E2EDDD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EDDD?

The RGB value is 226, 237, 221: 226 red, 237 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EDDD?

The complementary color is #E8DDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2EDDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EDDD color

#E2EDDD rgb(226, 237, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2EDDD is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 92.9% green and 86.7% blue (226, 237, 221).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#E2EDDD color codes

HEX	`#E2EDDD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 237, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 92.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.56, -6.5, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.56, 9.18, 135.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.697, 81.957, 80.277)`
Decimal	`14872029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EDDD, 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 #E2EDDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EDDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #E2EDDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2eddd; }
.text { color: #e2eddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2eddd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 237 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2eddd, #ddede0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E2EDDD?: #E2EDDD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EDDD?: The RGB value is 226, 237, 221: 226 red, 237 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EDDD?: The complementary color is #E8DDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EDDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.