What color is #EBF8CF?

#EBF8CF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF8CF?

The RGB value is 235, 248, 207: 235 red, 248 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF8CF?

The complementary color is #DCCFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF8CF color

#EBF8CF rgb(235, 248, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF8CF is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 97.3% green and 81.2% blue (235, 248, 207).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 75% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#EBF8CF color codes

HEX	`#EBF8CF`
RGB	`rgb(235, 248, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 97.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 75%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.71, -11.21, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.71, 21.44, 121.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.089, 89.302, 72.09)`
Decimal	`15464655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF8CF, 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 #EBF8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	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 #EBF8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf8cf; }
.text { color: #ebf8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 248 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf8cf, #d6f8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBF8CF?: #EBF8CF is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF8CF?: The RGB value is 235, 248, 207: 235 red, 248 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF8CF?: The complementary color is #DCCFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.