What color is #EBE8E1?

#EBE8E1 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 #EBE8E1?

The RGB value is 235, 232, 225: 235 red, 232 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE8E1?

The complementary color is #E1E4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE8E1 color

#EBE8E1 rgb(235, 232, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE8E1 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91% green and 88.2% blue (235, 232, 225).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 20% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Snowed In (#E8E5DE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#EBE8E1 color codes

HEX	`#EBE8E1`
RGB	`rgb(235, 232, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 20%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 4%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.05, -0.21, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.05, 3.76, 93.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.706, 80.812, 82.777)`
Decimal	`15460577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE8E1, 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 #EBE8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #EBE8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe8e1; }
.text { color: #ebe8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 232 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe8e1, #e9ebe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EBE8E1?: #EBE8E1 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 #EBE8E1?: The RGB value is 235, 232, 225: 235 red, 232 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE8E1?: The complementary color is #E1E4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.