What color is #E5EAD8?

#E5EAD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green known as Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Homoeopathic Mint?

The RGB value is 229, 234, 216: 229 red, 234 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Homoeopathic Mint?

The complementary color is #DDD8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Homoeopathic Mint color: hex code #E5EAD8

#E5EAD8 rgb(229, 234, 216)

Shades of green

Homoeopathic Mint has the hex code #E5EAD8. It is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 91.8% green and 84.7% blue (229, 234, 216).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

Homoeopathic Mint (#E5EAD8) color codes

HEX	`#E5EAD8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 234, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 91.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.89, -4.81, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.89, 9.47, 120.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.129, 80.462, 76.578)`
Decimal	`15067864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Homoeopathic Mint, 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 #E5EAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #E5EAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ead8; }
.text { color: #e5ead8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ead8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 234 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ead8, #dcead8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

See #E5EAD8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5EAD8?: #E5EAD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green known as Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Homoeopathic Mint?: The RGB value is 229, 234, 216: 229 red, 234 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Homoeopathic Mint?: The complementary color is #DDD8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.