What color is #EBCBC4?

#EBCBC4 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Millennial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBCBC4?

The RGB value is 235, 203, 196: 235 red, 203 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBCBC4?

The complementary color is #C4E4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBCBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBCBC4 color

#EBCBC4 rgb(235, 203, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBCBC4 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 79.6% green and 76.9% blue (235, 203, 196).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 49% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Millennial Pink (#F3CFC6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#EBCBC4 color codes

HEX	`#EBCBC4`
RGB	`rgb(235, 203, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 79.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 49%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.15, 10.13, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.15, 12.69, 37.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.58, 64.361, 61.182)`
Decimal	`15453124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBCBC4, 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 #EBCBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBCBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #EBCBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebcbc4; }
.text { color: #ebcbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebcbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 203 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebcbc4, #ebdec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBCBC4?: #EBCBC4 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Millennial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBCBC4?: The RGB value is 235, 203, 196: 235 red, 203 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBCBC4?: The complementary color is #C4E4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBCBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.