What color is #EBD5D8?

#EBD5D8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD5D8?

The RGB value is 235, 213, 216: 235 red, 213 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD5D8?

The complementary color is #D5EBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD5D8 color

#EBD5D8 rgb(235, 213, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBD5D8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 83.5% green and 84.7% blue (235, 213, 216).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 35% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Dolce Pink (#F0D9E0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#EBD5D8 color codes

HEX	`#EBD5D8`
RGB	`rgb(235, 213, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 83.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 35%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.1, 8.1, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.1, 8.2, 9.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.449, 70.21, 74.793)`
Decimal	`15455704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD5D8, 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 #EBD5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #EBD5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd5d8; }
.text { color: #ebd5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 213 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd5d8, #ebddd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EBD5D8?: #EBD5D8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dolce Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD5D8?: The RGB value is 235, 213, 216: 235 red, 213 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD5D8?: The complementary color is #D5EBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.