What color is #E7EADA?

#E7EADA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7EADA?

The RGB value is 231, 234, 218: 231 red, 234 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EADA?

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

Is black or white text better on #E7EADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EADA color

#E7EADA rgb(231, 234, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7EADA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 91.8% green and 85.5% blue (231, 234, 218).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 28% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Mint (#E5EAD8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#E7EADA color codes

HEX	`#E7EADA`
RGB	`rgb(231, 234, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 91.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 28%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.09, -3.79, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.09, 8.33, 117.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.031, 80.897, 77.978)`
Decimal	`15198938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EADA, 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 #E7EADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	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 #E7EADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7eada; }
.text { color: #e7eada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7eada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 234 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7eada, #dfeada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E7EADA?: #E7EADA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7EADA?: The RGB value is 231, 234, 218: 231 red, 234 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EADA?: The complementary color is #DDDAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.