HEX atlas value

#E5EDDE

#E5EDDE is a cool green HEX color close to Alabaster. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 229, 237, 222, HSL 92, 29%, 90%, has luminance 0.825, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#E5EDDE Sample readable text

HEX #E5EDDE

RGB rgb(229, 237, 222)

HSL hsl(92 29% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 6, 7)

Luminance 0.825

Contrast Black 17.5:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-e5edde: #E5EDDE;
.background-e5edde { background-color: #E5EDDE; }
.text-e5edde { color: #E5EDDE; }

Luminance0.825

Black text17.5:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#E5EDDE","rgb":[229,237,222],"hsl":[92,29,90],"cmyk":[3,0,6,7],"luminance":0.825,"contrast":{"black":17.5,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.38,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5F3D8","hex":"#E5F3D8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.14,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ECEDDE","hex":"#ECEDDE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.62,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Alabaster adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e5edde.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E6DEED","analogous":["#ECEDDE","#DEEDDF"],"triadic":["#DEE5ED","#EDDEE5"],"tetradic":["#DEECED","#E6DEED","#EDDFDE"],"splitComplementary":["#DFDEED","#EDDEEC"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#E5EDDE","#B6CCA3"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B6CCA3","saturated":"#E5F3D8","desaturated":"#E5E7E4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FAFFF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":8.774964387392123},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":9.848857801796104},{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"mercury","name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":15.556349186104045}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E5EDDE

#E5EDDE is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #E5EDDE is visually closest to Alabaster, a named yellow color with HEX #EDEAE0.

The RGB channels are 229, 237, and 222, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 92deg with 29% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.825, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.77, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.5:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E5EDDE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Marble White#000000 text · best 18.38:1#F2F0E6

#E5F3D8#000000 text · best 18.14:1#E5F3D8

#ECEDDE#000000 text · best 17.74:1#ECEDDE

Mercury#000000 text · best 17.62:1#EBEBEB

Generated Palette

#E5EDDE#E5EDDE

#E6DEED#E6DEED

#ECEDDE#ECEDDE

#DEEDDF#DEEDDF

White#FFFFFF

#B6CCA3#B6CCA3

Color Harmonies

#E6DEED#E6DEED

#ECEDDE#ECEDDE

#DEEDDF#DEEDDF

#DEE5ED#DEE5ED

#EDDEE5#EDDEE5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B6CCA3#B6CCA3

#E5F3D8#E5F3D8

#E5E7E4#E5E7E4

White#FFFFFF

#FAFFF5#FAFFF5

Nearest Named Colors

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Platinum#E5E4E2

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Mercury#EBEBEB

Marble White#F2F0E6

#E5EDDE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E5EDDE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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