What color is #E5F2F2?

#E5F2F2 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F2F2?

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

What is the complementary color of #E5F2F2?

The complementary color is #F2E5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F2F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F2F2 color

#E5F2F2 rgb(229, 242, 242)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E5F2F2 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 33% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

#E5F2F2 color codes

HEX	`#E5F2F2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 242, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 94.9%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 33%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.56, -4.28, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.56, 4.53, 199.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.089, 86.572, 96.478)`
Decimal	`15069938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F2F2, 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 #E5F2F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F2F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	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 #E5F2F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f2f2; }
.text { color: #e5f2f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f2f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 242 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f2f2, #e5ecf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E5F2F2?: #E5F2F2 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F2F2?: The RGB value is 229, 242, 242: 229 red, 242 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F2F2?: The complementary color is #F2E5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F2F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.