What color is #EBF7E4?

#EBF7E4 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 #EBF7E4?

The RGB value is 235, 247, 228: 235 red, 247 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF7E4?

The complementary color is #F0E4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF7E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.96:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF7E4 color

#EBF7E4 rgb(235, 247, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF7E4 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 96.9% green and 89.4% blue (235, 247, 228).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 54% 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.96:1).

#EBF7E4 color codes

HEX	`#EBF7E4`
RGB	`rgb(235, 247, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 96.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 54%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.91, -7.3, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.91, 10.66, 133.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.523, 89.785, 86.419)`
Decimal	`15464420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF7E4, 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 #EBF7E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF7E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.96:1	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 #EBF7E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf7e4; }
.text { color: #ebf7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf7e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 247 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf7e4, #e4f7e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBF7E4?: #EBF7E4 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 #EBF7E4?: The RGB value is 235, 247, 228: 235 red, 247 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF7E4?: The complementary color is #F0E4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF7E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.96:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.