What color is #E7EEDE?

#E7EEDE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7EEDE?

The RGB value is 231, 238, 222: 231 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7EEDE?

The complementary color is #E5DEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7EEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7EEDE color

#E7EEDE rgb(231, 238, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7EEDE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 93.3% green and 87.1% blue (231, 238, 222).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#E7EEDE color codes

HEX	`#E7EEDE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 238, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 93.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.19, -5.14, 6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.19, 8.63, 126.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.712, 83.412, 81.152)`
Decimal	`15199966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7EEDE, 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 #E7EEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7EEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #E7EEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7eede; }
.text { color: #e7eede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7eede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 238 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7eede, #dfeede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E7EEDE?: #E7EEDE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7EEDE?: The RGB value is 231, 238, 222: 231 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7EEDE?: The complementary color is #E5DEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7EEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.