What color is #EBE9ED?

#EBE9ED is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE9ED?

The RGB value is 235, 233, 237: 235 red, 233 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE9ED?

The complementary color is #EBEDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE9ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE9ED color

#EBE9ED rgb(235, 233, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE9ED is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91.4% green and 92.9% blue (235, 233, 237).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 10% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sheikh White (#EFECEE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#EBE9ED color codes

HEX	`#EBE9ED`
RGB	`rgb(235, 233, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 10%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 2%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.6, 1.38, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.6, 2.19, 309.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.683, 82.054, 91.797)`
Decimal	`15460845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE9ED, 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 #EBE9ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE9ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #EBE9ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe9ed; }
.text { color: #ebe9ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe9ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 233 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe9ed, #ede9ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ghost White.

Questions

What color is #EBE9ED?: #EBE9ED is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE9ED?: The RGB value is 235, 233, 237: 235 red, 233 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE9ED?: The complementary color is #EBEDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE9ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.