What color is #E9EFDC?

#E9EFDC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9EFDC?

The RGB value is 233, 239, 220: 233 red, 239 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9EFDC?

The complementary color is #E2DCEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9EFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9EFDC color

#E9EFDC rgb(233, 239, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E9EFDC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 93.7% green and 86.3% blue (233, 239, 220).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 37% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bethlehem Superstar (#EAEEDA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.84:1).

#E9EFDC color codes

HEX	`#E9EFDC`
RGB	`rgb(233, 239, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 93.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 37%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.55, -5.3, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.55, 10.01, 121.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.387, 84.224, 79.876)`
Decimal	`15331292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9EFDC, 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 #E9EFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9EFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.84:1	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 #E9EFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9efdc; }
.text { color: #e9efdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9efdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 239 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9efdc, #e0efdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E9EFDC?: #E9EFDC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9EFDC?: The RGB value is 233, 239, 220: 233 red, 239 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9EFDC?: The complementary color is #E2DCEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9EFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.