What color is #E2EEEA?

#E2EEEA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Second Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EEEA?

The RGB value is 226, 238, 234: 226 red, 238 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EEEA?

The complementary color is #EEE2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2EEEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EEEA color

#E2EEEA rgb(226, 238, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E2EEEA is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 93.3% green and 91.8% blue (226, 238, 234).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 26% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Second Wind (#DFECE9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#E2EEEA color codes

HEX	`#E2EEEA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 238, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 93.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 26%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.13, -4.7, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.13, 4.73, 173.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.787, 83.258, 89.851)`
Decimal	`14872298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EEEA, 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 #E2EEEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EEEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #E2EEEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2eeea; }
.text { color: #e2eeea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2eeea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 238 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2eeea, #e2ecee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E2EEEA?: #E2EEEA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Second Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EEEA?: The RGB value is 226, 238, 234: 226 red, 238 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EEEA?: The complementary color is #EEE2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EEEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.