What color is #EBC6EC?

#EBC6EC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBC6EC?

The RGB value is 235, 198, 236: 235 red, 198 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBC6EC?

The complementary color is #C7ECC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBC6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBC6EC color

#EBC6EC rgb(235, 198, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBC6EC is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 77.6% green and 92.5% blue (235, 198, 236).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 50% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#EBC6EC color codes

HEX	`#EBC6EC`
RGB	`rgb(235, 198, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 77.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 50%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.02, 19.53, -13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.02, 23.96, 324.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.593, 64.108, 88.049)`
Decimal	`15451884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBC6EC, 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 #EBC6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBC6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #EBC6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebc6ec; }
.text { color: #ebc6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebc6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 198 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebc6ec, #ecc6da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EBC6EC?: #EBC6EC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBC6EC?: The RGB value is 235, 198, 236: 235 red, 198 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBC6EC?: The complementary color is #C7ECC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBC6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.