What color is #E5F2E3?

#E5F2E3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F2E3?

The RGB value is 229, 242, 227: 229 red, 242 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F2E3?

The complementary color is #F0E3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F2E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F2E3 color

#E5F2E3 rgb(229, 242, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5F2E3 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 94.9% green and 89% blue (229, 242, 227).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 37% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Floaty Bubble (#EAF5E7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#E5F2E3 color codes

HEX	`#E5F2E3`
RGB	`rgb(229, 242, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.9%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 37%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.19, -6.97, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.19, 9.04, 140.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.928, 85.708, 85.096)`
Decimal	`15069923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F2E3, 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 #E5F2E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F2E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #E5F2E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f2e3; }
.text { color: #e5f2e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f2e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 242 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f2e3, #e3f2e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E5F2E3?: #E5F2E3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Floaty Bubble. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F2E3?: The RGB value is 229, 242, 227: 229 red, 242 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F2E3?: The complementary color is #F0E3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F2E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.