What color is #E5F5E7?

#E5F5E7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F5E7?

The RGB value is 229, 245, 231: 229 red, 245 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F5E7?

The complementary color is #F5E5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F5E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F5E7 color

#E5F5E7 rgb(229, 245, 231)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5F5E7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 96.1% green and 90.6% blue (229, 245, 231).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 44% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Civilization (#E1F5E5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#E5F5E7 color codes

HEX	`#E5F5E7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 245, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 96.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 44%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.05, -7.78, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.05, 9.21, 147.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.387, 87.732, 88.337)`
Decimal	`15070695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F5E7, 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 #E5F5E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F5E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #E5F5E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f5e7; }
.text { color: #e5f5e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f5e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 245 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f5e7, #e5f5ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E5F5E7?: #E5F5E7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F5E7?: The RGB value is 229, 245, 231: 229 red, 245 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F5E7?: The complementary color is #F5E5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F5E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.