What color is #E6EDE1?

#E6EDE1 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 #E6EDE1?

The RGB value is 230, 237, 225: 230 red, 237 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EDE1?

The complementary color is #E8E1ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EDE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EDE1 color

#E6EDE1 rgb(230, 237, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6EDE1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 92.9% green and 88.2% blue (230, 237, 225).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 25% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#E6EDE1 color codes

HEX	`#E6EDE1`
RGB	`rgb(230, 237, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 92.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 25%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.94, -4.45, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.94, 6.69, 131.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.506, 82.827, 83.176)`
Decimal	`15134177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EDE1, 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 #E6EDE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EDE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #E6EDE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6ede1; }
.text { color: #e6ede1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6ede1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 237 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6ede1, #e1ede2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E6EDE1?: #E6EDE1 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 #E6EDE1?: The RGB value is 230, 237, 225: 230 red, 237 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EDE1?: The complementary color is #E8E1ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EDE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.