What color is #E9ECDE?

#E9ECDE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9ECDE?

The RGB value is 233, 236, 222: 233 red, 236 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9ECDE?

The complementary color is #E1DEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9ECDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9ECDE color

#E9ECDE rgb(233, 236, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #E9ECDE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 92.5% green and 87.1% blue (233, 236, 222).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#E9ECDE color codes

HEX	`#E9ECDE`
RGB	`rgb(233, 236, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 92.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, -3.44, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 7.3, 118.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.783, 82.589, 80.989)`
Decimal	`15330526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9ECDE, 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 #E9ECDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9ECDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #E9ECDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9ecde; }
.text { color: #e9ecde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9ecde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 236 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9ecde, #e2ecde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E9ECDE?: #E9ECDE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9ECDE?: The RGB value is 233, 236, 222: 233 red, 236 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9ECDE?: The complementary color is #E1DEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9ECDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.