What color is #E5F0D9?

#E5F0D9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green known as Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maison Verte?

The RGB value is 229, 240, 217: 229 red, 240 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maison Verte?

The complementary color is #E4D9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F0D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maison Verte color: hex code #E5F0D9

#E5F0D9 rgb(229, 240, 217)

Shades of green

Maison Verte has the hex code #E5F0D9. It is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 94.1% green and 85.1% blue (229, 240, 217).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 43% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

Maison Verte (#E5F0D9) color codes

HEX	`#E5F0D9`
RGB	`rgb(229, 240, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 43%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.45, -7.67, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.45, 12.5, 127.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.996, 83.988, 77.84)`
Decimal	`15069401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maison Verte, 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 #E5F0D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F0D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #E5F0D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f0d9; }
.text { color: #e5f0d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f0d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 240 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f0d9, #daf0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

See #E5F0D9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5F0D9?: #E5F0D9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green known as Maison Verte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maison Verte?: The RGB value is 229, 240, 217: 229 red, 240 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maison Verte?: The complementary color is #E4D9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F0D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.