What color is #E7ECD2?

#E7ECD2 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 #E7ECD2?

The RGB value is 231, 236, 210: 231 red, 236 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7ECD2?

The complementary color is #D7D2EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7ECD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7ECD2 color

#E7ECD2 rgb(231, 236, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7ECD2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 92.5% green and 82.4% blue (231, 236, 210).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 41% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#E7ECD2 color codes

HEX	`#E7ECD2`
RGB	`rgb(231, 236, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 92.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 41%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.41, -6.12, 12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.41, 13.51, 116.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.582, 81.633, 72.788)`
Decimal	`15199442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7ECD2, 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 #E7ECD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7ECD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #E7ECD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ecd2; }
.text { color: #e7ecd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ecd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 236 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ecd2, #daecd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E7ECD2?: #E7ECD2 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 #E7ECD2?: The RGB value is 231, 236, 210: 231 red, 236 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7ECD2?: The complementary color is #D7D2EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7ECD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.