What color is #E5F6F4?

#E5F6F4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F6F4?

The RGB value is 229, 246, 244: 229 red, 246 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F6F4?

The complementary color is #F6E5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F6F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F6F4 color

#E5F6F4 rgb(229, 246, 244)

Shades of teal

The hex color #E5F6F4 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 96.5% green and 95.7% blue (229, 246, 244).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 49% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bone-Chilling (#E1F2F0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#E5F6F4 color codes

HEX	`#E5F6F4`
RGB	`rgb(229, 246, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 96.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 49%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.62, -5.93, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.62, 6.01, 189.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.595, 89.1, 98.47)`
Decimal	`15070964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F6F4, 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 #E5F6F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F6F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	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 #E5F6F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f6f4; }
.text { color: #e5f6f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f6f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 246 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f6f4, #e5f0f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #E5F6F4?: #E5F6F4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F6F4?: The RGB value is 229, 246, 244: 229 red, 246 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F6F4?: The complementary color is #F6E5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F6F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.