What color is #EBAA93?

#EBAA93 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Wax Flower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBAA93?

The RGB value is 235, 170, 147: 235 red, 170 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBAA93?

The complementary color is #93D4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBAA93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBAA93 color

#EBAA93 rgb(235, 170, 147)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EBAA93 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 66.7% green and 57.6% blue (235, 170, 147).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 69% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 37% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Wax Flower (#EEB39E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#EBAA93 color codes

HEX	`#EBAA93`
RGB	`rgb(235, 170, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 66.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 69%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 37%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 37%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.15, 20.97, 21.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.15, 29.9, 45.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.904, 48.522, 34.125)`
Decimal	`15444627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBAA93, 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 #EBAA93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBAA93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #EBAA93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebaa93; }
.text { color: #ebaa93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebaa93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 170 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebaa93, #ebd693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EBAA93?: #EBAA93 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Wax Flower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBAA93?: The RGB value is 235, 170, 147: 235 red, 170 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBAA93?: The complementary color is #93D4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBAA93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.