What color is #EBE1E3?

#EBE1E3 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE1E3?

The RGB value is 235, 225, 227: 235 red, 225 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE1E3?

The complementary color is #E1EBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE1E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE1E3 color

#EBE1E3 rgb(235, 225, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE1E3 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.2% green and 89% blue (235, 225, 227).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 20% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Meringue Kiss (#EBE2E5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#EBE1E3 color codes

HEX	`#EBE1E3`
RGB	`rgb(235, 225, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.2%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 20%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.35, 3.74, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.35, 3.75, 3.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.049, 77.059, 83.578)`
Decimal	`15458787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE1E3, 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 #EBE1E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE1E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #EBE1E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe1e3; }
.text { color: #ebe1e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe1e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 225 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe1e3, #ebe4e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EBE1E3?: #EBE1E3 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Meringue Kiss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE1E3?: The RGB value is 235, 225, 227: 235 red, 225 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE1E3?: The complementary color is #E1EBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE1E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.