What color is #E7EADC?

#E7EADC is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7EADC?

The RGB value is 231, 234, 220: 231 red, 234 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EADC?

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

Is black or white text better on #E7EADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EADC color

#E7EADC rgb(231, 234, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7EADC is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 91.8% green and 86.3% blue (231, 234, 220).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 25% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Magical Stardust (#EAEADB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#E7EADC color codes

HEX	`#E7EADC`
RGB	`rgb(231, 234, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 91.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 25%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.13, -3.45, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.13, 7.31, 118.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.294, 81.002, 79.365)`
Decimal	`15198940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EADC, 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 #E7EADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #E7EADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7eadc; }
.text { color: #e7eadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7eadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 234 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7eadc, #e0eadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E7EADC?: #E7EADC is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7EADC?: The RGB value is 231, 234, 220: 231 red, 234 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EADC?: The complementary color is #DFDCEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.