What color is #E5EFE7?

#E5EFE7 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5EFE7?

The RGB value is 229, 239, 231: 229 red, 239 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5EFE7?

The complementary color is #EFE5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5EFE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5EFE7 color

#E5EFE7 rgb(229, 239, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5EFE7 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 93.7% green and 90.6% blue (229, 239, 231).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 24% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#E5EFE7 color codes

HEX	`#E5EFE7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 239, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 93.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 24%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.52, -4.75, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.52, 5.47, 150.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.601, 84.16, 87.742)`
Decimal	`15069159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5EFE7, 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 #E5EFE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5EFE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #E5EFE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5efe7; }
.text { color: #e5efe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5efe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 239 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5efe7, #e5efec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E5EFE7?: #E5EFE7 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5EFE7?: The RGB value is 229, 239, 231: 229 red, 239 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5EFE7?: The complementary color is #EFE5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5EFE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.