HEX atlas value

#E2E9E2

#E2E9E2 is a cool green HEX color close to Platinum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 226, 233, 226, HSL 120, 14%, 90%, has luminance 0.7994, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#E2E9E2 Sample readable text

HEX #E2E9E2

RGB rgb(226, 233, 226)

HSL hsl(120 14% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 3, 9)

Luminance 0.7994

Contrast Black 16.99:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-e2e9e2: #E2E9E2;
.background-e2e9e2 { background-color: #E2E9E2; }
.text-e2e9e2 { color: #E2E9E2; }

Luminance0.7994

Black text16.99:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#E2E9E2","rgb":[226,233,226],"hsl":[120,14,90],"cmyk":[3,0,3,9],"luminance":0.7994,"contrast":{"black":16.99,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.62,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCEFDC","hex":"#DCEFDC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.42,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E6E9E2","hex":"#E6E9E2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Platinum adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e2e9e2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moonstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E9E2E9","analogous":["#E6E9E2","#E2E9E6"],"triadic":["#E2E2E9","#E9E2E2"],"tetradic":["#E2E6E9","#E9E2E9","#E9E6E2"],"splitComplementary":["#E6E2E9","#E9E2E6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E2E9E2","#AEC2AE"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#AEC2AE","saturated":"#DCEFDC","desaturated":"#E6E6E6","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F5FFF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"moonstone","name":"Moonstone","hex":"#D9E6E8","distance":11.224972160321824},{"slug":"mercury","name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":15.524174696260024}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E2E9E2

#E2E9E2 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #E2E9E2 is visually closest to Platinum, a named gray color with HEX #E5E4E2.

The RGB channels are 226, 233, and 226, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 14% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7994, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.99:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E2E9E2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Mercury#000000 text · best 17.62:1#EBEBEB

Alabaster#000000 text · best 17.45:1#EDEAE0

#DCEFDC#000000 text · best 17.42:1#DCEFDC

#E6E9E2#000000 text · best 17.12:1#E6E9E2

Generated Palette

#E2E9E2#E2E9E2

#E9E2E9#E9E2E9

#E6E9E2#E6E9E2

#E2E9E6#E2E9E6

White#FFFFFF

#AEC2AE#AEC2AE

Color Harmonies

#E9E2E9#E9E2E9

#E6E9E2#E6E9E2

#E2E9E6#E2E9E6

#E2E2E9#E2E2E9

#E9E2E2#E9E2E2

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#AEC2AE#AEC2AE

#DCEFDC#DCEFDC

#E6E6E6#E6E6E6

White#FFFFFF

#F5FFF5#F5FFF5

Nearest Named Colors

Platinum#E5E4E2

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Moonstone#D9E6E8

Mercury#EBEBEB

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

#E2E9E2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E2E9E2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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