What color is #E5ECEA?

#E5ECEA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5ECEA?

The RGB value is 229, 236, 234: 229 red, 236 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5ECEA?

The complementary color is #ECE5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5ECEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5ECEA color

#E5ECEA rgb(229, 236, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5ECEA is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.5% green and 91.8% blue (229, 236, 234).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 16% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Distant Cloud (#E5EAE6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#E5ECEA color codes

HEX	`#E5ECEA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 236, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 16%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 3%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, -2.69, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 2.69, 176.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.157, 82.589, 89.702)`
Decimal	`15068394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5ECEA, 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 #E5ECEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5ECEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #E5ECEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ecea; }
.text { color: #e5ecea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ecea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 236 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ecea, #e5ebec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #E5ECEA?: #E5ECEA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Distant Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5ECEA?: The RGB value is 229, 236, 234: 229 red, 236 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5ECEA?: The complementary color is #ECE5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5ECEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.