What color is #E5EAE2?

#E5EAE2 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EAE2?

The RGB value is 229, 234, 226: 229 red, 234 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EAE2?

The complementary color is #E7E2EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EAE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EAE2 color

#E5EAE2 rgb(229, 234, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5EAE2 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 91.8% green and 88.6% blue (229, 234, 226).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 16% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Silence (#EAEDE5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#E5EAE2 color codes

HEX	`#E5EAE2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 234, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 91.8%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 16%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.13, -3.09, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.13, 4.52, 133.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.461, 80.995, 83.595)`
Decimal	`15067874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EAE2, 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 #E5EAE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EAE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #E5EAE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5eae2; }
.text { color: #e5eae2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5eae2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 234 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5eae2, #e2eae3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E5EAE2?: #E5EAE2 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Silence. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EAE2?: The RGB value is 229, 234, 226: 229 red, 234 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EAE2?: The complementary color is #E7E2EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EAE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.