What color is #EBF8F1?

#EBF8F1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF8F1?

The RGB value is 235, 248, 241: 235 red, 248 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF8F1?

The complementary color is #F8EBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF8F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.23:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF8F1 color

#EBF8F1 rgb(235, 248, 241)

Shades of white

The hex color #EBF8F1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 97.3% green and 94.5% blue (235, 248, 241).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 48% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Bath Bubbles (#E6F2EA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.23:1).

#EBF8F1 color codes

HEX	`#EBF8F1`
RGB	`rgb(235, 248, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 97.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 48%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.47, -5.53, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.47, 5.84, 161.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.702, 91.147, 96.385)`
Decimal	`15464689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF8F1, 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 #EBF8F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF8F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.23:1	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 #EBF8F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf8f1; }
.text { color: #ebf8f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf8f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 248 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf8f1, #ebf8f8); }

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Questions

What color is #EBF8F1?: #EBF8F1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Bath Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF8F1?: The RGB value is 235, 248, 241: 235 red, 248 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF8F1?: The complementary color is #F8EBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF8F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.23:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.