What color is #EBE7E4?

#EBE7E4 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Agony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE7E4?

The RGB value is 235, 231, 228: 235 red, 231 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE7E4?

The complementary color is #E4E8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE7E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE7E4 color

#EBE7E4 rgb(235, 231, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE7E4 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 90.6% green and 89.4% blue (235, 231, 228).

Its hue angle is 26°, 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 Coconut Agony (#EBE8E7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

#EBE7E4 color codes

HEX	`#EBE7E4`
RGB	`rgb(235, 231, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 90.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 15%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 3%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.87, 0.82, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.87, 2.1, 66.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.838, 80.416, 84.858)`
Decimal	`15460324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE7E4, 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 #EBE7E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE7E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	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 #EBE7E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe7e4; }
.text { color: #ebe7e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe7e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 231 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe7e4, #ebebe4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBE7E4?: #EBE7E4 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coconut Agony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE7E4?: The RGB value is 235, 231, 228: 235 red, 231 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE7E4?: The complementary color is #E4E8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE7E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.