What color is #E5EDCF?

#E5EDCF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EDCF?

The RGB value is 229, 237, 207: 229 red, 237 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EDCF?

The complementary color is #D7CFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EDCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EDCF color

#E5EDCF rgb(229, 237, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5EDCF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 92.9% green and 81.2% blue (229, 237, 207).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 45% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#E5EDCF color codes

HEX	`#E5EDCF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 237, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 92.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 45%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.46, -7.8, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.46, 15.71, 119.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.858, 81.731, 70.904)`
Decimal	`15068623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EDCF, 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 #E5EDCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EDCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #E5EDCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5edcf; }
.text { color: #e5edcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5edcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 237 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5edcf, #d6edcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E5EDCF?: #E5EDCF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EDCF?: The RGB value is 229, 237, 207: 229 red, 237 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EDCF?: The complementary color is #D7CFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EDCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.