What color is #EBFAF0?

#EBFAF0 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBFAF0?

The RGB value is 235, 250, 240: 235 red, 250 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBFAF0?

The complementary color is #FAEBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBFAF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBFAF0 color

#EBFAF0 rgb(235, 250, 240)

Shades of white

The hex color #EBFAF0 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 98% green and 94.1% blue (235, 250, 240).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 60% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Polar (#E5F2E7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.46:1).

#EBFAF0 color codes

HEX	`#EBFAF0`
RGB	`rgb(235, 250, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 98%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 60%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.95, -6.71, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.95, 7.39, 155.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.172, 92.324, 95.807)`
Decimal	`15465200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBFAF0, 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 #EBFAF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBFAF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.46:1	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 #EBFAF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebfaf0; }
.text { color: #ebfaf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebfaf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 250 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebfaf0, #ebfaf8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EBFAF0?: #EBFAF0 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Polar. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBFAF0?: The RGB value is 235, 250, 240: 235 red, 250 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBFAF0?: The complementary color is #FAEBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBFAF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.