What color is #EBE0DF?

#EBE0DF is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE0DF?

The RGB value is 235, 224, 223: 235 red, 224 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE0DF?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBE0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE0DF color

#EBE0DF rgb(235, 224, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE0DF is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 87.8% green and 87.5% blue (235, 224, 223).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 23% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Powder Room (#EEE0DD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#EBE0DF color codes

HEX	`#EBE0DF`
RGB	`rgb(235, 224, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 87.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 23%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90, 3.57, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90, 4.01, 27.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.234, 76.302, 80.615)`
Decimal	`15458527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE0DF, 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 #EBE0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #EBE0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe0df; }
.text { color: #ebe0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 224 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe0df, #ebe6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EBE0DF?: #EBE0DF is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Powder Room. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE0DF?: The RGB value is 235, 224, 223: 235 red, 224 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE0DF?: The complementary color is #DFEAEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.