What color is #E5FDB5?

#E5FDB5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5FDB5?

The RGB value is 229, 253, 181: 229 red, 253 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5FDB5?

The complementary color is #CDB5FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5FDB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5FDB5 color

#E5FDB5 rgb(229, 253, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #E5FDB5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 99.2% green and 71% blue (229, 253, 181).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 95% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

#E5FDB5 color codes

HEX	`#E5FDB5`
RGB	`rgb(229, 253, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 99.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 95%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 28%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 28%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.1, -19.55, 31.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.1, 37.46, 121.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.778, 90.245, 57.134)`
Decimal	`15072693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5FDB5, 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 #E5FDB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5FDB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #E5FDB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5fdb5; }
.text { color: #e5fdb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5fdb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 253 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5fdb5, #c1fdb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E5FDB5?: #E5FDB5 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5FDB5?: The RGB value is 229, 253, 181: 229 red, 253 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5FDB5?: The complementary color is #CDB5FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5FDB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.