What color is #E3EDE4?

#E3EDE4 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EDE4?

The RGB value is 227, 237, 228: 227 red, 237 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EDE4?

The complementary color is #EDE3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EDE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EDE4 color

#E3EDE4 rgb(227, 237, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3EDE4 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 92.9% green and 89.4% blue (227, 237, 228).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 22% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#E3EDE4 color codes

HEX	`#E3EDE4`
RGB	`rgb(227, 237, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 92.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 22%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 4%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.8, -4.94, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.8, 5.88, 147.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.964, 82.5, 85.306)`
Decimal	`14937572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EDE4, 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 #E3EDE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EDE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #E3EDE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3ede4; }
.text { color: #e3ede4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3ede4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 237 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3ede4, #e3ede9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E3EDE4?: #E3EDE4 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EDE4?: The RGB value is 227, 237, 228: 227 red, 237 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EDE4?: The complementary color is #EDE3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EDE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.