What color is #EBFAE5?

#EBFAE5 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBFAE5?

The RGB value is 235, 250, 229: 235 red, 250 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBFAE5?

The complementary color is #F4E5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBFAE5?

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.

#EBFAE5 color

#EBFAE5 rgb(235, 250, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBFAE5 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 98% green and 89.8% blue (235, 250, 229).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lime (#E9F6E2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EBFAE5 color codes

HEX	`#EBFAE5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 250, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 98%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.69, -8.63, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.69, 12.03, 135.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.587, 91.69, 87.461)`
Decimal	`15465189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBFAE5, 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 #EBFAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBFAE5 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 #EBFAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebfae5; }
.text { color: #ebfae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebfae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 250 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebfae5, #e5faea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBFAE5?: #EBFAE5 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBFAE5?: The RGB value is 235, 250, 229: 235 red, 250 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBFAE5?: The complementary color is #F4E5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBFAE5?: 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.