What color is #E5F2E7?

#E5F2E7 is a very light, desaturated green known as Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polar?

The RGB value is 229, 242, 231: 229 red, 242 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polar?

The complementary color is #F2E5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F2E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polar color: hex code #E5F2E7

#E5F2E7 rgb(229, 242, 231)

Shades of green

Polar has the hex code #E5F2E7. It is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 94.9% green and 90.6% blue (229, 242, 231).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 33% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

Polar (#E5F2E7) color codes

HEX	`#E5F2E7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 242, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 33%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.28, -6.27, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.28, 7.34, 148.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.486, 85.931, 88.037)`
Decimal	`15069927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polar, 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 #E5F2E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F2E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #E5F2E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f2e7; }
.text { color: #e5f2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f2e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 242 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f2e7, #e5f2ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

See #E5F2E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5F2E7?: #E5F2E7 is a very light, desaturated green known as Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polar?: The RGB value is 229, 242, 231: 229 red, 242 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polar?: The complementary color is #F2E5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F2E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.