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#EBECDF Color

#EBECDF is rgb(235, 236, 223) in RGB, hsl(65, 25%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alabaster (#EDEAE0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBECDF
HEX#EBECDF
RGBrgb(235, 236, 223)
HSLhsl(65, 25%, 90%)
HSVhsv(65, 6%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.017 110.3)
LABlab(93.05% -2.03 6.20)
LCHlch(93.05% 6.53 108.09)

What #EBECDF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EBECDF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#EBECDF Channel Values

How #EBECDF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 236 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 25% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 6% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBECDF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBECDF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBECDF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBECDF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EBECDF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBECDF.

How #EBECDF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EBECDF
Protanopia#ECECDF
Protanomaly#EBECDF
Deuteranopia#ECECDF
Deuteranomaly#EBECDF
Tritanopia#EDEAEA
Tritanomaly#ECEBE6
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBECDF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ebecdf: #EBECDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBECDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebecdf': '#EBECDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.925, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_ebecdf">#EBECDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBECDF"

More Green Colors

#EBECDF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBECDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBECDF?

#EBECDF is a lightest green — rgb(235, 236, 223) in RGB and hsl(65, 25%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alabaster (#EDEAE0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.05.

What is the RGB value of #EBECDF?

#EBECDF is rgb(235, 236, 223) — red 235, green 236, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBECDF?

#EBECDF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBECDF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBECDF scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBECDF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBECDF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is linen (#FAF0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 4.86, which is very hard to tell apart.

Open #EBECDF in a Tool

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