What color is #E5FAF2?

#E5FAF2 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5FAF2?

The RGB value is 229, 250, 242: 229 red, 250 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5FAF2?

The complementary color is #FAE5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5FAF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.29:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5FAF2 color

#E5FAF2 rgb(229, 250, 242)

Shades of white

The hex color #E5FAF2 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 98% green and 94.9% blue (229, 250, 242).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.29:1).

#E5FAF2 color codes

HEX	`#E5FAF2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 250, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 98%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.59, -8.31, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.59, 8.44, 169.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.522, 91.439, 97.289)`
Decimal	`15071986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5FAF2, 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 #E5FAF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5FAF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.29:1	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 #E5FAF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5faf2; }
.text { color: #e5faf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5faf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 250 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5faf2, #e5f8fa); }

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Questions

What color is #E5FAF2?: #E5FAF2 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5FAF2?: The RGB value is 229, 250, 242: 229 red, 250 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5FAF2?: The complementary color is #FAE5ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5FAF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.29:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.