What color is #EBF1F7?

#EBF1F7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF1F7?

The RGB value is 235, 241, 247: 235 red, 241 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF1F7?

The complementary color is #F7F1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF1F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF1F7 color

#EBF1F7 rgb(235, 241, 247)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBF1F7 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 94.5% green and 96.9% blue (235, 241, 247).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 43% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Ball (#F2F7FD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#EBF1F7 color codes

HEX	`#EBF1F7`
RGB	`rgb(235, 241, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 94.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 43%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.86, -0.89, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.86, 3.69, 256.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.502, 87.288, 100.479)`
Decimal	`15462903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF1F7, 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 #EBF1F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF1F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #EBF1F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf1f7; }
.text { color: #ebf1f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf1f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 241 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf1f7, #ebebf7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBF1F7?: #EBF1F7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cotton Ball. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF1F7?: The RGB value is 235, 241, 247: 235 red, 241 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF1F7?: The complementary color is #F7F1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF1F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.