What color is #EBD8E9?

#EBD8E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD8E9?

The RGB value is 235, 216, 233: 235 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD8E9?

The complementary color is #D8EBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD8E9 color

#EBD8E9 rgb(235, 216, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EBD8E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 84.7% green and 91.4% blue (235, 216, 233).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 32% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#EBD8E9 color codes

HEX	`#EBD8E9`
RGB	`rgb(235, 216, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 84.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 32%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.28, 9.48, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.28, 11.19, 327.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.523, 72.658, 87.226)`
Decimal	`15456489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD8E9, 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 #EBD8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	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 #EBD8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd8e9; }
.text { color: #ebd8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 216 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd8e9, #ebd8e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EBD8E9?: #EBD8E9 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Minute Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD8E9?: The RGB value is 235, 216, 233: 235 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD8E9?: The complementary color is #D8EBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.