What color is #EBD6E5?

#EBD6E5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD6E5?

The RGB value is 235, 214, 229: 235 red, 214 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD6E5?

The complementary color is #D6EBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD6E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD6E5 color

#EBD6E5 rgb(235, 214, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBD6E5 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 83.9% green and 89.8% blue (235, 214, 229).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 34% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#EBD6E5 color codes

HEX	`#EBD6E5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 214, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 83.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 34%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.69, 9.82, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.69, 10.89, 334.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.449, 71.413, 84.081)`
Decimal	`15455973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD6E5, 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 #EBD6E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD6E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	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 #EBD6E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd6e5; }
.text { color: #ebd6e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd6e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 214 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd6e5, #ebd6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EBD6E5?: #EBD6E5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD6E5?: The RGB value is 235, 214, 229: 235 red, 214 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD6E5?: The complementary color is #D6EBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD6E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.