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#EBF5ED Color

#EBF5ED is rgb(235, 245, 237) in RGB, hsl(132, 33%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 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 3.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBF5ED
HEX#EBF5ED
RGBrgb(235, 245, 237)
HSLhsl(132, 33%, 94%)
HSVhsv(132, 4%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(96% 0.015 151.8)
LABlab(95.61% -4.49 2.66)
LCHlch(95.61% 5.22 149.41)

What #EBF5ED 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 #EBF5ED, 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.

#EBF5ED Channel Values

How #EBF5ED 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 245 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 33% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 4% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBF5ED 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 text18.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBF5ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBF5ED; 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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Tints & Shades of #EBF5ED

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 #EBF5ED.

How #EBF5ED 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#EBF5ED
Protanopia#F3F3ED
Protanomaly#F0F4ED
Deuteranopia#F2F2ED
Deuteranomaly#EFF3ED
Tritanopia#ECF4F4
Tritanomaly#ECF4F1
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBF5ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebf5ed: #EBF5ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBF5ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebf5ed': '#EBF5ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.961, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ebf5ed">#EBF5ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBF5ED"

More Green Colors

#EBF5ED sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBF5ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBF5ED?

#EBF5ED is a lightest green — rgb(235, 245, 237) in RGB and hsl(132, 33%, 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 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #EBF5ED?

#EBF5ED is rgb(235, 245, 237) — red 235, green 245, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBF5ED?

#EBF5ED converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBF5ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBF5ED scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBF5ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBF5ED 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 3.84, which is very hard to tell apart.

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