HEX atlas value

#EBF2D9

#EBF2D9 is a cool green HEX color nearest Eggshell. RGB 235, 242, 217, HSL 77° 49% 90%, luminance 0.8618; view contrast and conversions.

green cool light

#EBF2D9 Sample readable text

HEX #EBF2D9

RGB rgb(235, 242, 217)

HSL hsl(77 49% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 10, 5)

Luminance 0.8618

Contrast Black 18.24:1White 1.15:1

CSS

--color-ebf2d9: #EBF2D9;
.background-ebf2d9 { background-color: #EBF2D9; }
.text-ebf2d9 { color: #EBF2D9; }

HEX meaning and use

About #EBF2D9

#EBF2D9 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #EBF2D9 is visually closest to Eggshell, a named yellow color with HEX #F0EAD6.

The RGB channels are 235, 242, and 217, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 77deg with 49% saturation and 90% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.8618, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.24:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EBF2D9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#FFFFFF · #000000 text · best 21:1 Beige#F5F5DC · #000000 text · best 18.98:1 #EDF8D3#EDF8D3 · #000000 text · best 18.97:1 #F2EDD9#F2EDD9 · #000000 text · best 17.89:1 #DEF2D9#DEF2D9 · #000000 text · best 17.81:1

Generated Palette

#EBF2D9#EBF2D9

#E0D9F2#E0D9F2

#F2EDD9#F2EDD9

#DEF2D9#DEF2D9

White#FFFFFF

#C7DB95#C7DB95

Color Harmonies

#E0D9F2#E0D9F2

#F2EDD9#F2EDD9

#DEF2D9#DEF2D9

#D9EBF2#D9EBF2

#F2D9EB#F2D9EB

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#C7DB95#C7DB95

#EDF8D3#EDF8D3

#E8ECDF#E8ECDF

White#FFFFFF

#FCFFF5#FCFFF5

Nearest Named Colors

Eggshell#F0EAD6

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Beige#F5F5DC

Parchment#F1E9D2

Canvas#F4EBD0

Luminance0.8618

Black text18.24:1AA Pass

White text1.15:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EBF2D9","rgb":[235,242,217],"hsl":[77,49,90],"cmyk":[3,0,10,5],"luminance":0.8618,"contrast":{"black":18.24,"white":1.15}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.98,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EDF8D3","hex":"#EDF8D3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.97,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F2EDD9","hex":"#F2EDD9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.89,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DEF2D9","hex":"#DEF2D9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.81,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Eggshell adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ebf2d9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggshell.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/beige.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E0D9F2","analogous":["#F2EDD9","#DEF2D9"],"triadic":["#D9EBF2","#F2D9EB"],"tetradic":["#D9F2ED","#E0D9F2","#F2D9DE"],"splitComplementary":["#D9DEF2","#EDD9F2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EBF2D9","#C7DB95"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#C7DB95","saturated":"#EDF8D3","desaturated":"#E8ECDF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FCFFF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"eggshell","name":"Eggshell","hex":"#F0EAD6","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"beige","name":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","distance":10.862780491200215},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":14.52583904633395}]

#EBF2D9

CSS

About #EBF2D9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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