What color is #E2F5E9?

#E2F5E9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2F5E9?

The RGB value is 226, 245, 233: 226 red, 245 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2F5E9?

The complementary color is #F5E2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2F5E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2F5E9 color

#E2F5E9 rgb(226, 245, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #E2F5E9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 96.1% green and 91.4% blue (226, 245, 233).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 49% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Civilization (#E1F5E5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.47:1).

#E2F5E9 color codes

HEX	`#E2F5E9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 245, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 96.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 49%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.89, -8.41, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.89, 9.17, 156.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.721, 87.356, 89.789)`
Decimal	`14874089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2F5E9, 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 #E2F5E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2F5E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.47:1	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 #E2F5E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2f5e9; }
.text { color: #e2f5e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2f5e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 245 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2f5e9, #e2f5f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E2F5E9?: #E2F5E9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2F5E9?: The RGB value is 226, 245, 233: 226 red, 245 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2F5E9?: The complementary color is #F5E2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2F5E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.