What color is #EBEAEC?

#EBEAEC is a light gray, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEAEC?

The RGB value is 235, 234, 236: 235 red, 234 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEAEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBEAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEAEC color

#EBEAEC rgb(235, 234, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBEAEC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91.8% green and 92.5% blue (235, 234, 236).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sheikh White (#EFECEE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#EBEAEC color codes

HEX	`#EBEAEC`
RGB	`rgb(235, 234, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91.8%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 1%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.82, 0.69, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.82, 1.09, 309.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.822, 82.564, 91.125)`
Decimal	`15461100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEAEC, 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 #EBEAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #EBEAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeaec; }
.text { color: #ebeaec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeaec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 234 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeaec, #eceaec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #EBEAEC?: #EBEAEC is a light gray, closest to the named color Sheikh White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEAEC?: The RGB value is 235, 234, 236: 235 red, 234 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEAEC?: The complementary color is #EBECEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.