What color is #E5F5FA?

#E5F5FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F5FA?

The RGB value is 229, 245, 250: 229 red, 245 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F5FA?

The complementary color is #FAEAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F5FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F5FA color

#E5F5FA rgb(229, 245, 250)

Shades of teal

The hex color #E5F5FA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 96.1% green and 98% blue (229, 245, 250).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#E5F5FA color codes

HEX	`#E5F5FA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 245, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 96.1%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.52, -4.3, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.52, 6.01, 224.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.217, 88.864, 103.245)`
Decimal	`15070714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F5FA, 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 #E5F5FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F5FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	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 #E5F5FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f5fa; }
.text { color: #e5f5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f5fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 245 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f5fa, #e5ebfa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #E5F5FA?: #E5F5FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F5FA?: The RGB value is 229, 245, 250: 229 red, 245 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F5FA?: The complementary color is #FAEAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F5FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.