What color is #EBF8FA?

#EBF8FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF8FA?

The RGB value is 235, 248, 250: 235 red, 248 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF8FA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBF8FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF8FA color

#EBF8FA rgb(235, 248, 250)

Shades of white

The hex color #EBF8FA is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 97.3% green and 98% blue (235, 248, 250).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 60% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silent Snowfall (#EEF7FA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#EBF8FA color codes

HEX	`#EBF8FA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 248, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 97.3%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 60%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.7, -3.89, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.7, 4.59, 212.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.08, 91.698, 103.641)`
Decimal	`15464698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF8FA, 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 #EBF8FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF8FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	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 #EBF8FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf8fa; }
.text { color: #ebf8fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf8fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 248 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf8fa, #ebf1fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #EBF8FA?: #EBF8FA is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silent Snowfall. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF8FA?: The RGB value is 235, 248, 250: 235 red, 248 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF8FA?: The complementary color is #FAEDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF8FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.