What color is #E6EED4?

#E6EED4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6EED4?

The RGB value is 230, 238, 212: 230 red, 238 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6EED4?

The complementary color is #DCD4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6EED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6EED4 color

#E6EED4 rgb(230, 238, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #E6EED4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 93.3% green and 83.1% blue (230, 238, 212).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 43% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Maison Verte (#E5F0D9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#E6EED4 color codes

HEX	`#E6EED4`
RGB	`rgb(230, 238, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 93.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 43%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.89, -7.15, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.89, 13.7, 121.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.09, 82.726, 74.286)`
Decimal	`15134420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6EED4, 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 #E6EED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6EED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #E6EED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6eed4; }
.text { color: #e6eed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6eed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 238 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6eed4, #d9eed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E6EED4?: #E6EED4 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6EED4?: The RGB value is 230, 238, 212: 230 red, 238 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6EED4?: The complementary color is #DCD4EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6EED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.