What color is #EBFFFD?

#EBFFFD is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBFFFD?

The RGB value is 235, 255, 253: 235 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBFFFD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBFFFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBFFFD color

#EBFFFD rgb(235, 255, 253)

Shades of white

The hex color #EBFFFD is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 100% green and 99.2% blue (235, 255, 253).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Calm Waters (#E7FAFA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.25:1).

#EBFFFD color codes

HEX	`#EBFFFD`
RGB	`rgb(235, 255, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 100%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.54, -6.85, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.54, 6.97, 190.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.747, 96.273, 106.869)`
Decimal	`15466493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBFFFD, 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 #EBFFFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBFFFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.25:1	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 #EBFFFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebfffd; }
.text { color: #ebfffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebfffd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 255 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebfffd, #ebf7ff); }

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Questions

What color is #EBFFFD?: #EBFFFD is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Calm Waters. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBFFFD?: The RGB value is 235, 255, 253: 235 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBFFFD?: The complementary color is #FFEBED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBFFFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.