What color is #EBF7E3?

#EBF7E3 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF7E3?

The RGB value is 235, 247, 227: 235 red, 247 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF7E3?

The complementary color is #EFE3F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF7E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF7E3 color

#EBF7E3 rgb(235, 247, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF7E3 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 96.9% green and 89% blue (235, 247, 227).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 56% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.95:1).

#EBF7E3 color codes

HEX	`#EBF7E3`
RGB	`rgb(235, 247, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 96.9%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 56%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.88, -7.47, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.88, 11.13, 132.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.385, 89.729, 85.69)`
Decimal	`15464419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF7E3, 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 #EBF7E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF7E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.95:1	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 #EBF7E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf7e3; }
.text { color: #ebf7e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf7e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 247 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf7e3, #e3f7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #EBF7E3?: #EBF7E3 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF7E3?: The RGB value is 235, 247, 227: 235 red, 247 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF7E3?: The complementary color is #EFE3F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF7E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.