What color is #EBF6DF?

#EBF6DF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF6DF?

The RGB value is 235, 246, 223: 235 red, 246 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF6DF?

The complementary color is #EADFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.78:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF6DF color

#EBF6DF rgb(235, 246, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF6DF is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 96.5% green and 87.5% blue (235, 246, 223).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#EBF6DF color codes

HEX	`#EBF6DF`
RGB	`rgb(235, 246, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 96.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.54, -7.64, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.54, 12.44, 127.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.534, 88.901, 82.715)`
Decimal	`15464159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF6DF, 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 #EBF6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	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 #EBF6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf6df; }
.text { color: #ebf6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 246 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf6df, #dff6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EBF6DF?: #EBF6DF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF6DF?: The RGB value is 235, 246, 223: 235 red, 246 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF6DF?: The complementary color is #EADFF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.78:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.