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#EBF4EE Color

#EBF4EE is rgb(235, 244, 238) in RGB, hsl(140, 29%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic White (#F7FBF5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBF4EE
HEX#EBF4EE
RGBrgb(235, 244, 238)
HSLhsl(140, 29%, 94%)
HSVhsv(140, 4%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(95.9% 0.012 157)
LABlab(95.38% -3.89 1.81)
LCHlch(95.38% 4.29 155.05)

What #EBF4EE 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 #EBF4EE, 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.

#EBF4EE Channel Values

How #EBF4EE 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 244 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 29% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 4% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBF4EE 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBF4EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBF4EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBF4EE

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 #EBF4EE.

How #EBF4EE 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#EBF4EE
Protanopia#F2F2EE
Protanomaly#F0F3EE
Deuteranopia#F1F1EE
Deuteranomaly#EFF2EE
Tritanopia#ECF3F3
Tritanomaly#EBF4F1
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

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Using #EBF4EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebf4ee: #EBF4EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBF4EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebf4ee': '#EBF4EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.957, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_ebf4ee">#EBF4EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBF4EE"

More Green Colors

#EBF4EE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBF4EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBF4EE?

#EBF4EE is a lightest green — rgb(235, 244, 238) in RGB and hsl(140, 29%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic White (#F7FBF5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.35.

What is the RGB value of #EBF4EE?

#EBF4EE is rgb(235, 244, 238) — red 235, green 244, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBF4EE?

#EBF4EE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBF4EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBF4EE scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBF4EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBF4EE 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 mintcream (#F5FFFA) at a CIE76 distance of 3.82, which is very hard to tell apart.

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