What color is #E5FAE8?

#E5FAE8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Latte. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5FAE8?

The RGB value is 229, 250, 232: 229 red, 250 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5FAE8?

The complementary color is #FAE5F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5FAE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5FAE8 color

#E5FAE8 rgb(229, 250, 232)

Shades of white

The hex color #E5FAE8 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 98% green and 91% blue (229, 250, 232).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Latte (#E1F8E7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.17:1).

#E5FAE8 color codes

HEX	`#E5FAE8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 250, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 98%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.35, -10.1, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.35, 11.9, 148.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.061, 90.855, 89.594)`
Decimal	`15071976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5FAE8, 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 #E5FAE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5FAE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.17:1	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 #E5FAE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5fae8; }
.text { color: #e5fae8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5fae8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 250 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5fae8, #e5faf3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5FAE8?: #E5FAE8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Latte. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5FAE8?: The RGB value is 229, 250, 232: 229 red, 250 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5FAE8?: The complementary color is #FAE5F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5FAE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.