What color is #E4EACF?

#E4EACF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EACF?

The RGB value is 228, 234, 207: 228 red, 234 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EACF?

The complementary color is #D5CFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EACF color

#E4EACF rgb(228, 234, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4EACF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 91.8% green and 81.2% blue (228, 234, 207).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Marble Grape (#DEE2C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#E4EACF color codes

HEX	`#E4EACF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 234, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 91.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.62, -6.64, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.62, 14.1, 118.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.679, 79.845, 70.602)`
Decimal	`15002319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EACF, 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 #E4EACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	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 #E4EACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eacf; }
.text { color: #e4eacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 234 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eacf, #d7eacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E4EACF?: #E4EACF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EACF?: The RGB value is 228, 234, 207: 228 red, 234 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EACF?: The complementary color is #D5CFEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.