What color is #EBE2E5?

#EBE2E5 is a very light, grayish rose known as Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Meringue Kiss?

The RGB value is 235, 226, 229: 235 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Meringue Kiss?

The complementary color is #E2EBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Meringue Kiss color: hex code #EBE2E5

#EBE2E5 rgb(235, 226, 229)

Shades of gray

Meringue Kiss has the hex code #EBE2E5. It is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.6% green and 89.8% blue (235, 226, 229).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 18% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5) color codes

HEX	`#EBE2E5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 226, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 18%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.65, 3.57, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.65, 3.59, 354.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.598, 77.712, 85.131)`
Decimal	`15459045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Meringue Kiss, 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 #EBE2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #EBE2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe2e5; }
.text { color: #ebe2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 226 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe2e5, #ebe3e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

See #EBE2E5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBE2E5?: #EBE2E5 is a very light, grayish rose known as Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Meringue Kiss?: The RGB value is 235, 226, 229: 235 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Meringue Kiss?: The complementary color is #E2EBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.