What color is #E4EADE?

#E4EADE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EADE?

The RGB value is 228, 234, 222: 228 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EADE?

The complementary color is #E4DEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EADE color

#E4EADE rgb(228, 234, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4EADE is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 91.8% green and 87.1% blue (228, 234, 222).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 22% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

#E4EADE color codes

HEX	`#E4EADE`
RGB	`rgb(228, 234, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 91.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 22%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.96, -4.13, 5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.96, 6.58, 128.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.6, 80.613, 80.723)`
Decimal	`15002334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EADE, 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 #E4EADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	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 #E4EADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eade; }
.text { color: #e4eade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 234 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eade, #deeade); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E4EADE?: #E4EADE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EADE?: The RGB value is 228, 234, 222: 228 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EADE?: The complementary color is #E4DEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.