What color is #E5F1E0?

#E5F1E0 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 #E5F1E0?

The RGB value is 229, 241, 224: 229 red, 241 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F1E0?

The complementary color is #ECE0F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F1E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F1E0 color

#E5F1E0 rgb(229, 241, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5F1E0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 94.5% green and 87.8% blue (229, 241, 224).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 38% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Distant Landscape (#E1EFDD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#E5F1E0 color codes

HEX	`#E5F1E0`
RGB	`rgb(229, 241, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 38%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 7%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.86, -6.99, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.86, 9.78, 135.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.221, 84.95, 82.835)`
Decimal	`15069664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F1E0, 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 #E5F1E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F1E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #E5F1E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f1e0; }
.text { color: #e5f1e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f1e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 241 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f1e0, #e0f1e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E5F1E0?: #E5F1E0 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 #E5F1E0?: The RGB value is 229, 241, 224: 229 red, 241 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F1E0?: The complementary color is #ECE0F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F1E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.