What color is #E3EEDC?

#E3EEDC 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 #E3EEDC?

The RGB value is 227, 238, 220: 227 red, 238 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EEDC?

The complementary color is #E7DCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EEDC color

#E3EEDC rgb(227, 238, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3EEDC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 93.3% green and 86.3% blue (227, 238, 220).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#E3EEDC color codes

HEX	`#E3EEDC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 238, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 93.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.86, -6.84, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.86, 10.11, 132.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.169, 82.647, 79.689)`
Decimal	`14937820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EEDC, 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 #E3EEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	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 #E3EEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3eedc; }
.text { color: #e3eedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3eedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 238 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3eedc, #dceede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E3EEDC?: #E3EEDC 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 #E3EEDC?: The RGB value is 227, 238, 220: 227 red, 238 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EEDC?: The complementary color is #E7DCEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.