What color is #E7EAD7?

#E7EAD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7EAD7?

The RGB value is 231, 234, 215: 231 red, 234 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EAD7?

The complementary color is #DAD7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7EAD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EAD7 color

#E7EAD7 rgb(231, 234, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7EAD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 91.8% green and 84.3% blue (231, 234, 215).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 31% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Mint (#E5EAD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#E7EAD7 color codes

HEX	`#E7EAD7`
RGB	`rgb(231, 234, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 91.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 31%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.02, -4.29, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.02, 9.86, 115.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.642, 80.741, 75.929)`
Decimal	`15198935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EAD7, 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 #E7EAD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EAD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #E7EAD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ead7; }
.text { color: #e7ead7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ead7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 234 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ead7, #deead7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E7EAD7?: #E7EAD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7EAD7?: The RGB value is 231, 234, 215: 231 red, 234 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EAD7?: The complementary color is #DAD7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EAD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.