What color is #EBCBE0?

#EBCBE0 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBCBE0?

The RGB value is 235, 203, 224: 235 red, 203 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBCBE0?

The complementary color is #CBEBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBCBE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBCBE0 color

#EBCBE0 rgb(235, 203, 224)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBCBE0 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 79.6% green and 87.8% blue (235, 203, 224).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#EBCBE0 color codes

HEX	`#EBCBE0`
RGB	`rgb(235, 203, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 79.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.87, 14.73, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.87, 15.99, 337.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.07, 65.757, 79.56)`
Decimal	`15453152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBCBE0, 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 #EBCBE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBCBE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #EBCBE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebcbe0; }
.text { color: #ebcbe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebcbe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 203 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebcbe0, #ebcbd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EBCBE0?: #EBCBE0 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBCBE0?: The RGB value is 235, 203, 224: 235 red, 203 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBCBE0?: The complementary color is #CBEBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBCBE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.