What color is #E6EDDC?

#E6EDDC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EDDC?

The RGB value is 230, 237, 220: 230 red, 237 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EDDC?

The complementary color is #E3DCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EDDC color

#E6EDDC rgb(230, 237, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6EDDC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 92.9% green and 86.3% blue (230, 237, 220).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#E6EDDC color codes

HEX	`#E6EDDC`
RGB	`rgb(230, 237, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 92.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.82, -5.31, 7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.82, 9.13, 125.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.834, 82.559, 79.637)`
Decimal	`15134172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EDDC, 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 #E6EDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #E6EDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eddc; }
.text { color: #e6eddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 237 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eddc, #deeddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E6EDDC?: #E6EDDC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EDDC?: The RGB value is 230, 237, 220: 230 red, 237 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EDDC?: The complementary color is #E3DCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.