What color is #EBF8F7?

#EBF8F7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF8F7?

The RGB value is 235, 248, 247: 235 red, 248 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF8F7?

The complementary color is #F8EBEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF8F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.3:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF8F7 color

#EBF8F7 rgb(235, 248, 247)

Shades of white

The hex color #EBF8F7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 97.3% green and 96.9% blue (235, 248, 247).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 48% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cold White (#EDFCFB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.3:1).

#EBF8F7 color codes

HEX	`#EBF8F7`
RGB	`rgb(235, 248, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 97.3%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 48%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.62, -4.44, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.62, 4.55, 192.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.613, 91.512, 101.183)`
Decimal	`15464695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF8F7, 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 #EBF8F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF8F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.3:1	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 #EBF8F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf8f7; }
.text { color: #ebf8f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf8f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 248 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf8f7, #ebf2f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EBF8F7?: #EBF8F7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF8F7?: The RGB value is 235, 248, 247: 235 red, 248 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF8F7?: The complementary color is #F8EBEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF8F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.3:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.