What color is #E2EFCD?

#E2EFCD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2EFCD?

The RGB value is 226, 239, 205: 226 red, 239 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2EFCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #E2EFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2EFCD color

#E2EFCD rgb(226, 239, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2EFCD is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 93.7% green and 80.4% blue (226, 239, 205).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 52% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

#E2EFCD color codes

HEX	`#E2EFCD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 239, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 93.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 52%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.71, -10.17, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.71, 18.13, 124.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.248, 82.309, 69.774)`
Decimal	`14872525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2EFCD, 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 #E2EFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2EFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	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 #E2EFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2efcd; }
.text { color: #e2efcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2efcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 239 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2efcd, #d1efcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E2EFCD?: #E2EFCD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2EFCD?: The RGB value is 226, 239, 205: 226 red, 239 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2EFCD?: The complementary color is #DACDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2EFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.