What color is #EBF3E5?

#EBF3E5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF3E5?

The RGB value is 235, 243, 229: 235 red, 243 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF3E5?

The complementary color is #EDE5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF3E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF3E5 color

#EBF3E5 rgb(235, 243, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF3E5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 95.3% green and 89.8% blue (235, 243, 229).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 37% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Mount Eden (#E7EFE0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.48:1).

#EBF3E5 color codes

HEX	`#EBF3E5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 243, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 95.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 37%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 6%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.92, -5.11, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.92, 7.75, 131.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.452, 87.42, 86.749)`
Decimal	`15463397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF3E5, 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 #EBF3E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF3E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.48:1	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 #EBF3E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf3e5; }
.text { color: #ebf3e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf3e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 243 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf3e5, #e5f3e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EBF3E5?: #EBF3E5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mount Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF3E5?: The RGB value is 235, 243, 229: 235 red, 243 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF3E5?: The complementary color is #EDE5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF3E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.