What color is #EBECE0?

#EBECE0 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Star Magnolia. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBECE0?

The RGB value is 235, 236, 224: 235 red, 236 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBECE0?

The complementary color is #E1E0EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBECE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBECE0 color

#EBECE0 rgb(235, 236, 224)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBECE0 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.5% green and 87.8% blue (235, 236, 224).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 24% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Star Magnolia (#EEEFE2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#EBECE0 color codes

HEX	`#EBECE0`
RGB	`rgb(235, 236, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 24%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 5%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.03, -2.42, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.03, 6.19, 113.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.709, 83.035, 82.44)`
Decimal	`15461600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBECE0, 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 #EBECE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBECE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #EBECE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebece0; }
.text { color: #ebece0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebece0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 236 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebece0, #e5ece0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EBECE0?: #EBECE0 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Star Magnolia. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBECE0?: The RGB value is 235, 236, 224: 235 red, 236 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBECE0?: The complementary color is #E1E0EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBECE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.