What color is #E5FBF6?

#E5FBF6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5FBF6?

The RGB value is 229, 251, 246: 229 red, 251 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5FBF6?

The complementary color is #FBE5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5FBF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5FBF6 color

#E5FBF6 rgb(229, 251, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #E5FBF6 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 98.4% green and 96.5% blue (229, 251, 246).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 73% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Melting Glacier (#E9F9F5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.46:1).

#E5FBF6 color codes

HEX	`#E5FBF6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 251, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 98.4%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 73%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 9%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.94, -8.07, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.94, 8.07, 180.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.441, 92.305, 100.591)`
Decimal	`15072246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5FBF6, 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 #E5FBF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5FBF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.46:1	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 #E5FBF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5fbf6; }
.text { color: #e5fbf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5fbf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 251 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5fbf6, #e5f5fb); }

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Questions

What color is #E5FBF6?: #E5FBF6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Melting Glacier. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5FBF6?: The RGB value is 229, 251, 246: 229 red, 251 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5FBF6?: The complementary color is #FBE5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5FBF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.