What color is #E5F0EF?

#E5F0EF is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F0EF?

The RGB value is 229, 240, 239: 229 red, 240 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F0EF?

The complementary color is #F0E5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F0EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F0EF color

#E5F0EF rgb(229, 240, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5F0EF is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 94.1% green and 93.7% blue (229, 240, 239).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 27% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Warp Drive (#EAF2F1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#E5F0EF color codes

HEX	`#E5F0EF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 240, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 27%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.97, -3.81, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.97, 3.89, 191.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.05, 85.21, 93.927)`
Decimal	`15069423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F0EF, 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 #E5F0EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F0EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #E5F0EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f0ef; }
.text { color: #e5f0ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f0ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 240 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f0ef, #e5ecf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E5F0EF?: #E5F0EF is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Warp Drive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F0EF?: The RGB value is 229, 240, 239: 229 red, 240 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F0EF?: The complementary color is #F0E5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F0EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.