What color is #EBE3DE?

#EBE3DE is a very light, grayish orange known as Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bookworm?

The RGB value is 235, 227, 222: 235 red, 227 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bookworm?

The complementary color is #DEE6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE3DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bookworm color: hex code #EBE3DE

#EBE3DE rgb(235, 227, 222)

Shades of gray

Bookworm has the hex code #EBE3DE. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 89% green and 87.1% blue (235, 227, 222).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

Bookworm (#EBE3DE) color codes

HEX	`#EBE3DE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 227, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 89%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.72, 1.85, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.72, 3.87, 61.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.913, 77.875, 80.178)`
Decimal	`15459294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bookworm, 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 #EBE3DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE3DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	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 #EBE3DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe3de; }
.text { color: #ebe3de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe3de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 227 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe3de, #ebe9de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

See #EBE3DE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBE3DE?: #EBE3DE is a very light, grayish orange known as Bookworm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bookworm?: The RGB value is 235, 227, 222: 235 red, 227 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bookworm?: The complementary color is #DEE6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE3DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.