What color is #E1EEE5?

#E1EEE5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Smirk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1EEE5?

The RGB value is 225, 238, 229: 225 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1EEE5?

The complementary color is #EEE1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1EEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1EEE5 color

#E1EEE5 rgb(225, 238, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #E1EEE5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 93.3% green and 89.8% blue (225, 238, 229).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 28% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Smirk (#DEECE1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#E1EEE5 color codes

HEX	`#E1EEE5`
RGB	`rgb(225, 238, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 93.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 28%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.93, -5.93, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.93, 6.59, 154.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.766, 82.813, 86.106)`
Decimal	`14806757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1EEE5, 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 #E1EEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1EEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	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 #E1EEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1eee5; }
.text { color: #e1eee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1eee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 238 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1eee5, #e1eeec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E1EEE5?: #E1EEE5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Smirk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1EEE5?: The RGB value is 225, 238, 229: 225 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1EEE5?: The complementary color is #EEE1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1EEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.