What color is #EBF9C6?

#EBF9C6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF9C6?

The RGB value is 235, 249, 198: 235 red, 249 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF9C6?

The complementary color is #D4C6F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF9C6 color

#EBF9C6 rgb(235, 249, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBF9C6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 97.6% green and 77.6% blue (235, 249, 198).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 81% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi Kiss (#EEF9C1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.9:1).

#EBF9C6 color codes

HEX	`#EBF9C6`
RGB	`rgb(235, 249, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 97.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 81%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.79, -13.06, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.79, 26.44, 119.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.329, 89.491, 66.562)`
Decimal	`15464902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF9C6, 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 #EBF9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.9:1	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 #EBF9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf9c6; }
.text { color: #ebf9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 249 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf9c6, #d2f9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EBF9C6?: #EBF9C6 is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Kiwi Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF9C6?: The RGB value is 235, 249, 198: 235 red, 249 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF9C6?: The complementary color is #D4C6F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.9:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.