What color is #EBAEAE?

#EBAEAE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBAEAE?

The RGB value is 235, 174, 174: 235 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBAEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBAEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBAEAE color

#EBAEAE rgb(235, 174, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBAEAE is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 68.2% green and 68.2% blue (235, 174, 174).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 60% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#EBAEAE color codes

HEX	`#EBAEAE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 174, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 68.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 60%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.67, 22.28, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.67, 23.94, 21.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.038, 50.993, 46.875)`
Decimal	`15445678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBAEAE, 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 #EBAEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBAEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #EBAEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebaeae; }
.text { color: #ebaeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebaeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 174 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebaeae, #ebcdae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EBAEAE?: #EBAEAE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBAEAE?: The RGB value is 235, 174, 174: 235 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBAEAE?: The complementary color is #AEEBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBAEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.