What color is #E2F1E5?

#E2F1E5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2F1E5?

The RGB value is 226, 241, 229: 226 red, 241 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2F1E5?

The complementary color is #F1E2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2F1E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2F1E5 color

#E2F1E5 rgb(226, 241, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2F1E5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 94.5% green and 89.8% blue (226, 241, 229).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 35% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#E2F1E5 color codes

HEX	`#E2F1E5`
RGB	`rgb(226, 241, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 94.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 35%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.77, -7.12, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.77, 8.21, 150.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.959, 84.736, 86.415)`
Decimal	`14873061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2F1E5, 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 #E2F1E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2F1E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #E2F1E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2f1e5; }
.text { color: #e2f1e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2f1e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 241 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2f1e5, #e2f1ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E2F1E5?: #E2F1E5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2F1E5?: The RGB value is 226, 241, 229: 226 red, 241 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2F1E5?: The complementary color is #F1E2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2F1E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.