What color is #E5EBDE?

#E5EBDE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EBDE?

The RGB value is 229, 235, 222: 229 red, 235 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EBDE?

The complementary color is #E4DEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EBDE color

#E5EBDE rgb(229, 235, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5EBDE is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.2% green and 87.1% blue (229, 235, 222).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#E5EBDE color codes

HEX	`#E5EBDE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 235, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.29, -4.3, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.29, 7.06, 127.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.204, 81.349, 80.833)`
Decimal	`15068126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EBDE, 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 #E5EBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #E5EBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ebde; }
.text { color: #e5ebde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ebde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 235 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ebde, #dfebde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #E5EBDE?: #E5EBDE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EBDE?: The RGB value is 229, 235, 222: 229 red, 235 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EBDE?: The complementary color is #E4DEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.