What color is #EBE5EA?

#EBE5EA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE5EA?

The RGB value is 235, 229, 234: 235 red, 229 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE5EA?

The complementary color is #E5EBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE5EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE5EA color

#EBE5EA rgb(235, 229, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE5EA is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 89.8% green and 91.8% blue (235, 229, 234).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 13% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#EBE5EA color codes

HEX	`#EBE5EA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 229, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 89.8%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 13%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.52, 2.9, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.52, 3.37, 329.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.129, 79.642, 89.135)`
Decimal	`15459818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE5EA, 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 #EBE5EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE5EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	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 #EBE5EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe5ea; }
.text { color: #ebe5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe5ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 229 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe5ea, #ebe5e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #EBE5EA?: #EBE5EA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE5EA?: The RGB value is 235, 229, 234: 235 red, 229 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE5EA?: The complementary color is #E5EBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE5EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.