What color is #E3EDCA?

#E3EDCA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EDCA?

The RGB value is 227, 237, 202: 227 red, 237 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EDCA?

The complementary color is #D4CAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EDCA color

#E3EDCA rgb(227, 237, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3EDCA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 92.9% green and 79.2% blue (227, 237, 202).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#E3EDCA color codes

HEX	`#E3EDCA`
RGB	`rgb(227, 237, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 92.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.2, -9.3, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.2, 18.38, 120.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.622, 81.164, 67.706)`
Decimal	`14937546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EDCA, 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 #E3EDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #E3EDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3edca; }
.text { color: #e3edca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3edca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 237 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3edca, #d2edca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E3EDCA?: #E3EDCA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EDCA?: The RGB value is 227, 237, 202: 227 red, 237 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EDCA?: The complementary color is #D4CAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.