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#E5FFFE Color

#E5FFFE is rgb(229, 255, 254) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5FFFE
HEX#E5FFFE
RGBrgb(229, 255, 254)
HSLhsl(178, 100%, 95%)
HSVhsv(178, 10%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(98.1% 0.027 193.9)
LABlab(98.09% -8.86 -2.54)
LCHlch(98.09% 9.22 196.00)

What #E5FFFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E5FFFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#E5FFFE Channel Values

How #E5FFFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 229 · G 255 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 100% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 10% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.05:1 vs white · 20.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5FFFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text20.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E5FFFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5FFFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E5FFFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #E5FFFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E5FFFE
Protanopia#FBFBFE
Protanomaly#F2FDFE
Deuteranopia#F7F7FF
Deuteranomaly#F0FAFE
Tritanopia#E5FFFF
Tritanomaly#E5FFFF
Achromatopsia#FAFAFA

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Using #E5FFFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e5fffe: #E5FFFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5FFFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5fffe': '#E5FFFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 1.000, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_e5fffe">#E5FFFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5FFFE"

More Teal Colors

#E5FFFE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E5FFFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5FFFE?

#E5FFFE is a lightest teal — rgb(229, 255, 254) in RGB and hsl(178, 100%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.83.

What is the RGB value of #E5FFFE?

#E5FFFE is rgb(229, 255, 254) — red 229, green 255, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5FFFE?

#E5FFFE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5FFFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5FFFE scores 1.05:1 against white and 20.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5FFFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5FFFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 1.83, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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