What color is #E5F7E9?

#E5F7E9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5F7E9?

The RGB value is 229, 247, 233: 229 red, 247 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5F7E9?

The complementary color is #F7E5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5F7E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5F7E9 color

#E5F7E9 rgb(229, 247, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5F7E9 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 96.9% green and 91.4% blue (229, 247, 233).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 53% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Civilization (#E1F5E5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#E5F7E9 color codes

HEX	`#E5F7E9`
RGB	`rgb(229, 247, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 96.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 53%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 7%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.61, -8.43, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.61, 9.65, 150.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.279, 89.062, 90.036)`
Decimal	`15071209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5F7E9, 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 #E5F7E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5F7E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #E5F7E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5f7e9; }
.text { color: #e5f7e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5f7e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 247 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5f7e9, #e5f7f2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E5F7E9?: #E5F7E9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5F7E9?: The RGB value is 229, 247, 233: 229 red, 247 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5F7E9?: The complementary color is #F7E5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5F7E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.