What color is #E5EEDE?

#E5EEDE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EEDE?

The RGB value is 229, 238, 222: 229 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EEDE?

The complementary color is #E7DEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EEDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EEDE color

#E5EEDE rgb(229, 238, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5EEDE is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 93.3% green and 87.1% blue (229, 238, 222).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#E5EEDE color codes

HEX	`#E5EEDE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 238, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 93.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.05, -5.82, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.05, 8.88, 130.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.07, 83.081, 81.122)`
Decimal	`15068894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EEDE, 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 #E5EEDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EEDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #E5EEDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5eede; }
.text { color: #e5eede; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5eede; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 238 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5eede, #deeedf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E5EEDE?: #E5EEDE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EEDE?: The RGB value is 229, 238, 222: 229 red, 238 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EEDE?: The complementary color is #E7DEEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EEDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.