What color is #E7EBD6?

#E7EBD6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7EBD6?

The RGB value is 231, 235, 214: 231 red, 235 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EBD6?

The complementary color is #DAD6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7EBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EBD6 color

#E7EBD6 rgb(231, 235, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7EBD6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 92.2% green and 83.9% blue (231, 235, 214).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 34% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.25:1).

#E7EBD6 color codes

HEX	`#E7EBD6`
RGB	`rgb(231, 235, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 92.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 34%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.25, -4.96, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.25, 10.92, 117.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.799, 81.261, 75.35)`
Decimal	`15199190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EBD6, 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 #E7EBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.25:1	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 #E7EBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ebd6; }
.text { color: #e7ebd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ebd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 235 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ebd6, #ddebd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E7EBD6?: #E7EBD6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7EBD6?: The RGB value is 231, 235, 214: 231 red, 235 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EBD6?: The complementary color is #DAD6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.