What color is #EBF5D5?

#EBF5D5 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 #EBF5D5?

The RGB value is 235, 245, 213: 235 red, 245 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF5D5?

The complementary color is #DFD5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF5D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF5D5 color

#EBF5D5 rgb(235, 245, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF5D5 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 96.1% green and 83.5% blue (235, 245, 213).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 62% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Futon (#EDF6DB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#EBF5D5 color codes

HEX	`#EBF5D5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 245, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 96.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 62%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.06, -8.77, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.06, 16.77, 121.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.922, 87.771, 75.722)`
Decimal	`15463893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF5D5, 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 #EBF5D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF5D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #EBF5D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf5d5; }
.text { color: #ebf5d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf5d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 245 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf5d5, #dbf5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EBF5D5?: #EBF5D5 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 #EBF5D5?: The RGB value is 235, 245, 213: 235 red, 245 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF5D5?: The complementary color is #DFD5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF5D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.