What color is #EBF7BC?

#EBF7BC is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF7BC?

The RGB value is 235, 247, 188: 235 red, 247 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF7BC?

The complementary color is #C8BCF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF7BC color

#EBF7BC rgb(235, 247, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF7BC is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 96.9% green and 73.7% blue (235, 247, 188).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 79% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#EBF7BC color codes

HEX	`#EBF7BC`
RGB	`rgb(235, 247, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 96.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 79%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 24%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.08, -13.51, 27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.08, 30.29, 116.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.598, 87.815, 60.482)`
Decimal	`15464380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF7BC, 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 #EBF7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	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 #EBF7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf7bc; }
.text { color: #ebf7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 247 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf7bc, #cdf7bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #EBF7BC?: #EBF7BC is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF7BC?: The RGB value is 235, 247, 188: 235 red, 247 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF7BC?: The complementary color is #C8BCF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.56:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.