What color is #EBF4D8?

#EBF4D8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF4D8?

The RGB value is 235, 244, 216: 235 red, 244 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF4D8?

The complementary color is #E1D8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF4D8?

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.

#EBF4D8 color

#EBF4D8 rgb(235, 244, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF4D8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 95.7% green and 84.7% blue (235, 244, 216).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 56% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EBF4D8 color codes

HEX	`#EBF4D8`
RGB	`rgb(235, 244, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 95.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 56%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.87, -7.79, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.87, 14.71, 121.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.005, 87.321, 77.645)`
Decimal	`15463640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF4D8, 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 #EBF4D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF4D8 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 #EBF4D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf4d8; }
.text { color: #ebf4d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf4d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 244 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf4d8, #ddf4d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EBF4D8?: #EBF4D8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Futon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF4D8?: The RGB value is 235, 244, 216: 235 red, 244 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF4D8?: The complementary color is #E1D8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF4D8?: 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.