What color is #E5FCDC?

#E5FCDC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5FCDC?

The RGB value is 229, 252, 220: 229 red, 252 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5FCDC?

The complementary color is #F3DCFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5FCDC?

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.

#E5FCDC color

#E5FCDC rgb(229, 252, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5FCDC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 98.8% green and 86.3% blue (229, 252, 220).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 84% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Mint (#DFF1D6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#E5FCDC color codes

HEX	`#E5FCDC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 252, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 98.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 84%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.59, -13.15, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.59, 18.36, 135.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.039, 91.445, 81.13)`
Decimal	`15072476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5FCDC, 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 #E5FCDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5FCDC 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 #E5FCDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5fcdc; }
.text { color: #e5fcdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5fcdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 252 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5fcdc, #dcfce3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #E5FCDC?: #E5FCDC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5FCDC?: The RGB value is 229, 252, 220: 229 red, 252 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5FCDC?: The complementary color is #F3DCFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5FCDC?: 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.