What color is #E8EDD7?

#E8EDD7 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 #E8EDD7?

The RGB value is 232, 237, 215: 232 red, 237 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EDD7?

The complementary color is #DCD7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EDD7 color

#E8EDD7 rgb(232, 237, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8EDD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 92.9% green and 84.3% blue (232, 237, 215).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#E8EDD7 color codes

HEX	`#E8EDD7`
RGB	`rgb(232, 237, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 92.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.85, -5.46, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.85, 11.47, 118.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.827, 82.631, 76.231)`
Decimal	`15265239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EDD7, 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 #E8EDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	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 #E8EDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8edd7; }
.text { color: #e8edd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8edd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 237 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8edd7, #ddedd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E8EDD7?: #E8EDD7 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 #E8EDD7?: The RGB value is 232, 237, 215: 232 red, 237 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EDD7?: The complementary color is #DCD7ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.