What color is #EBD9D7?

#EBD9D7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD9D7?

The RGB value is 235, 217, 215: 235 red, 217 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD9D7?

The complementary color is #D7E9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD9D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD9D7 color

#EBD9D7 rgb(235, 217, 215)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBD9D7 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.1% green and 84.3% blue (235, 217, 215).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Light Drifter (#EDDBDA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#EBD9D7 color codes

HEX	`#EBD9D7`
RGB	`rgb(235, 217, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.06, 5.85, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.06, 6.67, 28.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.338, 72.195, 74.454)`
Decimal	`15456727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD9D7, 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 #EBD9D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD9D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #EBD9D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd9d7; }
.text { color: #ebd9d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd9d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 217 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd9d7, #ebe3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #EBD9D7?: #EBD9D7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hyper Light Drifter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD9D7?: The RGB value is 235, 217, 215: 235 red, 217 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD9D7?: The complementary color is #D7E9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD9D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.