What color is #EBDBED?

#EBDBED 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 #EBDBED?

The RGB value is 235, 219, 237: 235 red, 219 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDBED?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBDBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDBED color

#EBDBED rgb(235, 219, 237)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.9% green and 92.9% blue (235, 219, 237).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minute Mauve (#F2E4F5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#EBDBED color codes

HEX	`#EBDBED`
RGB	`rgb(235, 219, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.13, 8.64, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.13, 11, 321.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.876, 74.44, 90.528)`
Decimal	`15457261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDBED, 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 #EBDBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #EBDBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdbed; }
.text { color: #ebdbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 219 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdbed, #eddbe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #EBDBED?: #EBDBED 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 #EBDBED?: The RGB value is 235, 219, 237: 235 red, 219 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDBED?: The complementary color is #DDEDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.