What color is #EBEFD9?

#EBEFD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEFD9?

The RGB value is 235, 239, 217: 235 red, 239 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEFD9?

The complementary color is #DDD9EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEFD9 color

#EBEFD9 rgb(235, 239, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBEFD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 93.7% green and 85.1% blue (235, 239, 217).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Blissful Serenity (#EAEED8), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#EBEFD9 color codes

HEX	`#EBEFD9`
RGB	`rgb(235, 239, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 93.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.63, -5.11, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.63, 11.39, 116.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.65, 84.405, 77.833)`
Decimal	`15462361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEFD9, 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 #EBEFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #EBEFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebefd9; }
.text { color: #ebefd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebefd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 239 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebefd9, #e0efd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EBEFD9?: #EBEFD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Blissful Serenity. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEFD9?: The RGB value is 235, 239, 217: 235 red, 239 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEFD9?: The complementary color is #DDD9EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.