What color is #EBEAE5?

#EBEAE5 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Blanco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blanco?

The RGB value is 235, 234, 229: 235 red, 234 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blanco?

The complementary color is #E5E6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blanco color: hex code #EBEAE5

#EBEAE5 rgb(235, 234, 229)

Shades of gray

Blanco has the hex code #EBEAE5. It is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91.8% green and 89.8% blue (235, 234, 229).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

Blanco (#EBEAE5) color codes

HEX	`#EBEAE5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 234, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.65, -0.54, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.65, 2.6, 102.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.824, 82.165, 85.873)`
Decimal	`15461093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blanco, 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 #EBEAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #EBEAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeae5; }
.text { color: #ebeae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 234 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeae5, #e9ebe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

See #EBEAE5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBEAE5?: #EBEAE5 is a very light, grayish yellow known as Blanco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blanco?: The RGB value is 235, 234, 229: 235 red, 234 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blanco?: The complementary color is #E5E6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.