What color is #E3ECDA?

#E3ECDA 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 #E3ECDA?

The RGB value is 227, 236, 218: 227 red, 236 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3ECDA?

The complementary color is #E3DAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3ECDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3ECDA color

#E3ECDA rgb(227, 236, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3ECDA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 92.5% green and 85.5% blue (227, 236, 218).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 32% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#E3ECDA color codes

HEX	`#E3ECDA`
RGB	`rgb(227, 236, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 92.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 32%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.3, -6.17, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.3, 9.86, 128.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.327, 81.384, 78.109)`
Decimal	`14937306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3ECDA, 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 #E3ECDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3ECDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #E3ECDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ecda; }
.text { color: #e3ecda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ecda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 236 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ecda, #daecda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E3ECDA?: #E3ECDA 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 #E3ECDA?: The RGB value is 227, 236, 218: 227 red, 236 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3ECDA?: The complementary color is #E3DAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3ECDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.