What color is #EBECF4?

#EBECF4 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 #EBECF4?

The RGB value is 235, 236, 244: 235 red, 236 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBECF4?

The complementary color is #F4F3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBECF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBECF4 color

#EBECF4 rgb(235, 236, 244)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBECF4 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.5% green and 95.7% blue (235, 236, 244).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 29% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.84:1).

#EBECF4 color codes

HEX	`#EBECF4`
RGB	`rgb(235, 236, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 29%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.53, 1.11, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.53, 4.13, 285.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.583, 84.185, 97.574)`
Decimal	`15461620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBECF4, 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 #EBECF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBECF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.84:1	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 #EBECF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebecf4; }
.text { color: #ebecf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebecf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 236 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebecf4, #eeebf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBECF4?: #EBECF4 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 #EBECF4?: The RGB value is 235, 236, 244: 235 red, 236 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBECF4?: The complementary color is #F4F3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBECF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.