What color is #E4EDDF?

#E4EDDF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4EDDF?

The RGB value is 228, 237, 223: 228 red, 237 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4EDDF?

The complementary color is #E8DFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4EDDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4EDDF color

#E4EDDF rgb(228, 237, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #E4EDDF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 92.9% green and 87.5% blue (228, 237, 223).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 28% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

#E4EDDF color codes

HEX	`#E4EDDF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 237, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 92.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 28%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.75, -5.48, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.75, 7.93, 133.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.596, 82.39, 81.718)`
Decimal	`15003103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4EDDF, 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 #E4EDDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4EDDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	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 #E4EDDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4eddf; }
.text { color: #e4eddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4eddf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 237 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4eddf, #dfede1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E4EDDF?: #E4EDDF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4EDDF?: The RGB value is 228, 237, 223: 228 red, 237 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4EDDF?: The complementary color is #E8DFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4EDDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.