What color is #E3EDCE?

#E3EDCE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EDCE?

The RGB value is 227, 237, 206: 227 red, 237 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EDCE?

The complementary color is #D8CEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EDCE color

#E3EDCE rgb(227, 237, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3EDCE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 92.9% green and 80.8% blue (227, 237, 206).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 46% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#E3EDCE color codes

HEX	`#E3EDCE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 237, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 92.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 46%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.29, -8.66, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.29, 16.38, 121.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.102, 81.356, 70.233)`
Decimal	`14937550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EDCE, 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 #E3EDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #E3EDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3edce; }
.text { color: #e3edce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3edce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 237 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3edce, #d3edce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E3EDCE?: #E3EDCE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EDCE?: The RGB value is 227, 237, 206: 227 red, 237 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EDCE?: The complementary color is #D8CEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.