What color is #E5E8E3?

#E5E8E3 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Pegasus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E8E3?

The RGB value is 229, 232, 227: 229 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E8E3?

The complementary color is #E6E3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E8E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E8E3 color

#E5E8E3 rgb(229, 232, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E8E3 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 91% green and 89% blue (229, 232, 227).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 10% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pegasus (#E8E9E4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#E5E8E3 color codes

HEX	`#E5E8E3`
RGB	`rgb(229, 232, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 91%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 10%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 2%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.65, -1.89, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.65, 2.81, 132.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.033, 79.917, 84.131)`
Decimal	`15067363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E8E3, 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 #E5E8E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E8E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #E5E8E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e8e3; }
.text { color: #e5e8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e8e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 232 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e8e3, #e3e8e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E5E8E3?: #E5E8E3 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Pegasus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E8E3?: The RGB value is 229, 232, 227: 229 red, 232 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E8E3?: The complementary color is #E6E3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E8E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.