What color is #E5F0DF?

#E5F0DF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Distant Landscape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F0DF?

The RGB value is 229, 240, 223: 229 red, 240 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F0DF?

The complementary color is #EADFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F0DF color

#E5F0DF rgb(229, 240, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5F0DF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 94.1% green and 87.5% blue (229, 240, 223).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Distant Landscape (#E1EFDD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#E5F0DF color codes

HEX	`#E5F0DF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 240, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.58, -6.66, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.58, 9.63, 133.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.79, 84.306, 82.025)`
Decimal	`15069407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F0DF, 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 #E5F0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #E5F0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f0df; }
.text { color: #e5f0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 240 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f0df, #dff0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E5F0DF?: #E5F0DF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Distant Landscape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F0DF?: The RGB value is 229, 240, 223: 229 red, 240 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F0DF?: The complementary color is #EADFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.