What color is #EBB4E6?

#EBB4E6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Land of Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBB4E6?

The RGB value is 235, 180, 230: 235 red, 180 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBB4E6?

The complementary color is #B4EBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBB4E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBB4E6 color

#EBB4E6 rgb(235, 180, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBB4E6 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 70.6% green and 90.2% blue (235, 180, 230).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 58% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Land of Dreams (#EDABE6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#EBB4E6 color codes

HEX	`#EBB4E6`
RGB	`rgb(235, 180, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 70.6%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 58%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.63, 28.03, -17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.63, 32.92, 328.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.864, 56.02, 82.244)`
Decimal	`15447270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBB4E6, 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 #EBB4E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBB4E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #EBB4E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebb4e6; }
.text { color: #ebb4e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebb4e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 180 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebb4e6, #ebb4ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #EBB4E6?: #EBB4E6 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Land of Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBB4E6?: The RGB value is 235, 180, 230: 235 red, 180 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBB4E6?: The complementary color is #B4EBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBB4E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.