What color is #E5FEF7?

#E5FEF7 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5FEF7?

The RGB value is 229, 254, 247: 229 red, 254 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5FEF7?

The complementary color is #FEE5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5FEF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5FEF7 color

#E5FEF7 rgb(229, 254, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #E5FEF7 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 99.6% green and 96.9% blue (229, 254, 247).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 93% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.85:1).

#E5FEF7 color codes

HEX	`#E5FEF7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 254, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 99.6%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 93%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.73, -9.39, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.73, 9.4, 176.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.54, 94.256, 101.717)`
Decimal	`15073015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5FEF7, 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 #E5FEF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5FEF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.85:1	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 #E5FEF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5fef7; }
.text { color: #e5fef7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5fef7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 254 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5fef7, #e5f8fe); }

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Questions

What color is #E5FEF7?: #E5FEF7 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5FEF7?: The RGB value is 229, 254, 247: 229 red, 254 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5FEF7?: The complementary color is #FEE5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5FEF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.85:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.