What color is #E7EBDB?

#E7EBDB 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 #E7EBDB?

The RGB value is 231, 235, 219: 231 red, 235 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EBDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #E7EBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EBDB color

#E7EBDB rgb(231, 235, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7EBDB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 92.2% green and 85.9% blue (231, 235, 219).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 29% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Mint (#E5EAD8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#E7EBDB color codes

HEX	`#E7EBDB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 235, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 92.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 29%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.36, -4.13, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.36, 8.38, 119.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.448, 81.52, 78.764)`
Decimal	`15199195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EBDB, 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 #E7EBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #E7EBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ebdb; }
.text { color: #e7ebdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ebdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 235 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ebdb, #dfebdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E7EBDB?: #E7EBDB 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 #E7EBDB?: The RGB value is 231, 235, 219: 231 red, 235 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EBDB?: The complementary color is #DFDBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.