What color is #EBF7CE?

#EBF7CE is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF7CE?

The RGB value is 235, 247, 206: 235 red, 247 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF7CE?

The complementary color is #DACEF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF7CE color

#EBF7CE rgb(235, 247, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF7CE is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 96.9% green and 80.8% blue (235, 247, 206).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 72% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Race the Sun (#EEF3D0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#EBF7CE color codes

HEX	`#EBF7CE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 247, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 96.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 72%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.43, -10.86, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.43, 21.37, 120.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.661, 88.64, 71.346)`
Decimal	`15464398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF7CE, 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 #EBF7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #EBF7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf7ce; }
.text { color: #ebf7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 247 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf7ce, #d7f7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBF7CE?: #EBF7CE is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Race the Sun. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF7CE?: The RGB value is 235, 247, 206: 235 red, 247 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF7CE?: The complementary color is #DACEF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.