What color is #E5F0EC?

#E5F0EC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Second Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F0EC?

The RGB value is 229, 240, 236: 229 red, 240 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F0EC?

The complementary color is #F0E5E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F0EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F0EC color

#E5F0EC rgb(229, 240, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5F0EC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 94.1% green and 92.5% blue (229, 240, 236).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Second Wind (#DFECE9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#E5F0EC color codes

HEX	`#E5F0EC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 240, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.9, -4.36, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.9, 4.41, 171.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.611, 85.034, 91.612)`
Decimal	`15069420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F0EC, 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 #E5F0EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F0EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	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 #E5F0EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f0ec; }
.text { color: #e5f0ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f0ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 240 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f0ec, #e5eff0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E5F0EC?: #E5F0EC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Second Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F0EC?: The RGB value is 229, 240, 236: 229 red, 240 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F0EC?: The complementary color is #F0E5E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F0EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.