What color is #EBF3F5?

#EBF3F5 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF3F5?

The RGB value is 235, 243, 245: 235 red, 243 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF3F5?

The complementary color is #F5EDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF3F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF3F5 color

#EBF3F5 rgb(235, 243, 245)

Shades of white

The hex color #EBF3F5 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 95.3% green and 96.1% blue (235, 243, 245).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 33% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#EBF3F5 color codes

HEX	`#EBF3F5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 243, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 95.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 33%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.31, -2.28, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.31, 2.95, 219.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.79, 88.355, 99.061)`
Decimal	`15463413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF3F5, 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 #EBF3F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF3F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #EBF3F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf3f5; }
.text { color: #ebf3f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf3f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 243 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf3f5, #ebeef5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #EBF3F5?: #EBF3F5 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF3F5?: The RGB value is 235, 243, 245: 235 red, 243 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF3F5?: The complementary color is #F5EDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF3F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.