What color is #E5E9DE?

#E5E9DE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E9DE?

The RGB value is 229, 233, 222: 229 red, 233 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E9DE?

The complementary color is #E2DEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E9DE color

#E5E9DE rgb(229, 233, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5E9DE is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 91.4% green and 87.1% blue (229, 233, 222).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 20% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#E5E9DE color codes

HEX	`#E5E9DE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 233, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 91.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 20%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.78, -3.28, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.78, 5.87, 123.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.635, 80.21, 80.643)`
Decimal	`15067614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E9DE, 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 #E5E9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #E5E9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e9de; }
.text { color: #e5e9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 233 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e9de, #e0e9de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E5E9DE?: #E5E9DE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E9DE?: The RGB value is 229, 233, 222: 229 red, 233 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E9DE?: The complementary color is #E2DEE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.