What color is #EBE6E0?

#EBE6E0 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Snowed In. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE6E0?

The RGB value is 235, 230, 224: 235 red, 230 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE6E0?

The complementary color is #E0E5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE6E0?

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.

#EBE6E0 color

#EBE6E0 rgb(235, 230, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE6E0 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 90.2% green and 87.8% blue (235, 230, 224).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 22% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Snowed In (#E8E5DE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EBE6E0 color codes

HEX	`#EBE6E0`
RGB	`rgb(235, 230, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 90.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 22%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.52, 0.65, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.52, 3.57, 79.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.01, 79.638, 81.874)`
Decimal	`15460064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE6E0, 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 #EBE6E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE6E0 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 #EBE6E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe6e0; }
.text { color: #ebe6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe6e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 230 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe6e0, #eaebe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EBE6E0?: #EBE6E0 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Snowed In. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE6E0?: The RGB value is 235, 230, 224: 235 red, 230 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE6E0?: The complementary color is #E0E5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE6E0?: 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.