What color is #EBF6FA?

#EBF6FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF6FA?

The RGB value is 235, 246, 250: 235 red, 246 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF6FA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBF6FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.1:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF6FA color

#EBF6FA rgb(235, 246, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #EBF6FA is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 96.5% green and 98% blue (235, 246, 250).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 60% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.1:1).

#EBF6FA color codes

HEX	`#EBF6FA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 246, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 96.5%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 60%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.19, -2.88, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.19, 4.28, 227.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.469, 90.475, 103.437)`
Decimal	`15464186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF6FA, 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 #EBF6FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF6FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.1:1	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 #EBF6FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf6fa; }
.text { color: #ebf6fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf6fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 246 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf6fa, #ebeffa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EBF6FA?: #EBF6FA is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF6FA?: The RGB value is 235, 246, 250: 235 red, 246 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF6FA?: The complementary color is #FAEFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF6FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.1:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.