What color is #EBEBF5?

#EBEBF5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEBF5?

The RGB value is 235, 235, 245: 235 red, 235 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEBF5?

The complementary color is #F5F5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEBF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEBF5 color

#EBEBF5 rgb(235, 235, 245)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBEBF5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.2% green and 96.1% blue (235, 235, 245).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 33% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#EBEBF5 color codes

HEX	`#EBEBF5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 235, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.2%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 33%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.31, 1.81, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.31, 5.15, 290.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.448, 83.671, 98.28)`
Decimal	`15461365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEBF5, 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 #EBEBF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEBF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #EBEBF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebebf5; }
.text { color: #ebebf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebebf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 235 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebebf5, #f0ebf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBEBF5?: #EBEBF5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEBF5?: The RGB value is 235, 235, 245: 235 red, 235 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEBF5?: The complementary color is #F5F5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEBF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.