What color is #EBE2EA?

#EBE2EA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE2EA?

The RGB value is 235, 226, 234: 235 red, 226 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE2EA?

The complementary color is #E2EBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE2EA color

#EBE2EA rgb(235, 226, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE2EA is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.6% green and 91.8% blue (235, 226, 234).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 18% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vogue (#E9E1E8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

#EBE2EA color codes

HEX	`#EBE2EA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 226, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 18%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.78, 4.46, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.78, 5.26, 327.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.306, 77.996, 88.861)`
Decimal	`15459050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE2EA, 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 #EBE2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	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 #EBE2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe2ea; }
.text { color: #ebe2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 226 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe2ea, #ebe2e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EBE2EA?: #EBE2EA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vogue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE2EA?: The RGB value is 235, 226, 234: 235 red, 226 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE2EA?: The complementary color is #E2EBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.