What color is #E5F3CD?

#E5F3CD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F3CD?

The RGB value is 229, 243, 205: 229 red, 243 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F3CD?

The complementary color is #DBCDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F3CD color

#E5F3CD rgb(229, 243, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5F3CD is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 95.3% green and 80.4% blue (229, 243, 205).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#E5F3CD color codes

HEX	`#E5F3CD`
RGB	`rgb(229, 243, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 95.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.95, -11.12, 16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.95, 20.14, 123.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.382, 85.167, 70.213)`
Decimal	`15070157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F3CD, 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 #E5F3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #E5F3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f3cd; }
.text { color: #e5f3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 243 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f3cd, #d2f3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E5F3CD?: #E5F3CD is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F3CD?: The RGB value is 229, 243, 205: 229 red, 243 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F3CD?: The complementary color is #DBCDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.