What color is #EBF1DE?

#EBF1DE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF1DE?

The RGB value is 235, 241, 222: 235 red, 241 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF1DE?

The complementary color is #E4DEF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF1DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF1DE color

#EBF1DE rgb(235, 241, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF1DE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 94.5% green and 87.1% blue (235, 241, 222).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 40% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Mecca (#ECF3E1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#EBF1DE color codes

HEX	`#EBF1DE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 241, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 94.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 40%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.25, -5.29, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.25, 10, 121.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.899, 85.847, 81.507)`
Decimal	`15462878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF1DE, 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 #EBF1DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF1DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #EBF1DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf1de; }
.text { color: #ebf1de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf1de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 241 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf1de, #e2f1de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EBF1DE?: #EBF1DE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color White Mecca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF1DE?: The RGB value is 235, 241, 222: 235 red, 241 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF1DE?: The complementary color is #E4DEF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF1DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.