What color is #E5EFDD?

#E5EFDD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EFDD?

The RGB value is 229, 239, 221: 229 red, 239 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EFDD?

The complementary color is #E7DDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EFDD color

#E5EFDD rgb(229, 239, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5EFDD is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 93.7% green and 86.7% blue (229, 239, 221).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 36% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#E5EFDD color codes

HEX	`#E5EFDD`
RGB	`rgb(229, 239, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 93.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 36%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.28, -6.49, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.28, 9.96, 130.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.229, 83.611, 80.515)`
Decimal	`15069149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EFDD, 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 #E5EFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #E5EFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5efdd; }
.text { color: #e5efdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5efdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 239 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5efdd, #ddefde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E5EFDD?: #E5EFDD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EFDD?: The RGB value is 229, 239, 221: 229 red, 239 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EFDD?: The complementary color is #E7DDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.