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#E3EABE Color

#E3EABE is rgb(227, 234, 190) in RGB, hsl(70, 51%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E3EABE
HEX#E3EABE
RGBrgb(227, 234, 190)
HSLhsl(70, 51%, 83%)
HSVhsv(70, 19%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(92.1% 0.058 114.9)
LABlab(91.32% -7.84 20.64)
LCHlch(91.32% 22.08 110.79)

What #E3EABE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E3EABE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#E3EABE Channel Values

How #E3EABE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 227 · G 234 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 51% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 19% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E3EABE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E3EABE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E3EABE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E3EABE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #E3EABE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E3EABE
Protanopia#E9E9BE
Protanomaly#E7E9BE
Deuteranopia#E8E8BE
Deuteranomaly#E6E9BE
Tritanopia#E8E5E5
Tritanomaly#E6E7D7
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #E3EABE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e3eabe: #E3EABE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E3EABE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e3eabe': '#E3EABE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.918, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_e3eabe">#E3EABE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E3EABE"

More Green Colors

#E3EABE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E3EABE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E3EABE?

#E3EABE is a lightest green — rgb(227, 234, 190) in RGB and hsl(70, 51%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #E3EABE?

#E3EABE is rgb(227, 234, 190) — red 227, green 234, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E3EABE?

#E3EABE converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E3EABE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E3EABE scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E3EABE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E3EABE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 7.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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