What color is #EBF0E2?

#EBF0E2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF0E2?

The RGB value is 235, 240, 226: 235 red, 240 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF0E2?

The complementary color is #E7E2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF0E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF0E2 color

#EBF0E2 rgb(235, 240, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF0E2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 94.1% green and 88.6% blue (235, 240, 226).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 32% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Garlic (#ECEFE3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.09:1).

#EBF0E2 color codes

HEX	`#EBF0E2`
RGB	`rgb(235, 240, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 94.1%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 32%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.09, -4.11, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.09, 7.42, 123.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.146, 85.473, 84.265)`
Decimal	`15462626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF0E2, 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 #EBF0E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF0E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.09:1	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 #EBF0E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf0e2; }
.text { color: #ebf0e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf0e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 240 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf0e2, #e4f0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #EBF0E2?: #EBF0E2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF0E2?: The RGB value is 235, 240, 226: 235 red, 240 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF0E2?: The complementary color is #E7E2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF0E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.