What color is #EBE6E4?

#EBE6E4 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE6E4?

The RGB value is 235, 230, 228: 235 red, 230 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE6E4?

The complementary color is #E4E9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE6E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE6E4 color

#EBE6E4 rgb(235, 230, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE6E4 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 90.2% green and 89.4% blue (235, 230, 228).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 15% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Holy Ghost (#EFE9E6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#EBE6E4 color codes

HEX	`#EBE6E4`
RGB	`rgb(235, 230, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 90.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 15%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.62, 1.33, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.62, 2.06, 49.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.559, 79.858, 84.765)`
Decimal	`15460068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE6E4, 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 #EBE6E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE6E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	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 #EBE6E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe6e4; }
.text { color: #ebe6e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe6e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 230 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe6e4, #ebeae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EBE6E4?: #EBE6E4 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Holy Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE6E4?: The RGB value is 235, 230, 228: 235 red, 230 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE6E4?: The complementary color is #E4E9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE6E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.