What color is #E7F0DC?

#E7F0DC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7F0DC?

The RGB value is 231, 240, 220: 231 red, 240 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7F0DC?

The complementary color is #E5DCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7F0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7F0DC color

#E7F0DC rgb(231, 240, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E7F0DC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 94.1% green and 86.3% blue (231, 240, 220).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#E7F0DC color codes

HEX	`#E7F0DC`
RGB	`rgb(231, 240, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 94.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.66, -6.49, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.66, 10.8, 126.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.031, 84.476, 79.944)`
Decimal	`15200476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7F0DC, 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 #E7F0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7F0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #E7F0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7f0dc; }
.text { color: #e7f0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7f0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 240 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7f0dc, #ddf0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E7F0DC?: #E7F0DC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7F0DC?: The RGB value is 231, 240, 220: 231 red, 240 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7F0DC?: The complementary color is #E5DCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7F0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.9:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.