What color is #EBEBDE?

#EBEBDE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salted. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEBDE?

The RGB value is 235, 235, 222: 235 red, 235 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEBDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBEBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEBDE color

#EBEBDE rgb(235, 235, 222)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBEBDE is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.2% green and 87.1% blue (235, 235, 222).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Salted (#EBEADC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#EBEBDE color codes

HEX	`#EBEBDE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 235, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.73, -2.25, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.73, 6.69, 109.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.152, 82.353, 80.924)`
Decimal	`15461342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEBDE, 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 #EBEBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #EBEBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebebde; }
.text { color: #ebebde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebebde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 235 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebebde, #e4ebde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EBEBDE?: #EBEBDE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Salted. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEBDE?: The RGB value is 235, 235, 222: 235 red, 235 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEBDE?: The complementary color is #DEDEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.