What color is #E5EFCF?

#E5EFCF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EFCF?

The RGB value is 229, 239, 207: 229 red, 239 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EFCF?

The complementary color is #D9CFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EFCF color

#E5EFCF rgb(229, 239, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5EFCF is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 93.7% green and 81.2% blue (229, 239, 207).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 50% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#E5EFCF color codes

HEX	`#E5EFCF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 239, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 93.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 50%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.97, -8.81, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.97, 16.85, 121.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.441, 82.896, 71.098)`
Decimal	`15069135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EFCF, 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 #E5EFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	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 #E5EFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5efcf; }
.text { color: #e5efcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5efcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 239 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5efcf, #d5efcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E5EFCF?: #E5EFCF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EFCF?: The RGB value is 229, 239, 207: 229 red, 239 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EFCF?: The complementary color is #D9CFEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.