What color is #E5ECE8?

#E5ECE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5ECE8?

The RGB value is 229, 236, 232: 229 red, 236 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5ECE8?

The complementary color is #ECE5E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5ECE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5ECE8 color

#E5ECE8 rgb(229, 236, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5ECE8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.5% green and 91% blue (229, 236, 232).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 16% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#E5ECE8 color codes

HEX	`#E5ECE8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 236, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 16%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.78, -3.05, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.78, 3.25, 159.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.871, 82.475, 88.198)`
Decimal	`15068392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5ECE8, 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 #E5ECE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5ECE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #E5ECE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ece8; }
.text { color: #e5ece8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ece8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 236 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ece8, #e5ecec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E5ECE8?: #E5ECE8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5ECE8?: The RGB value is 229, 236, 232: 229 red, 236 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5ECE8?: The complementary color is #ECE5E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5ECE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.