What color is #EBEDED?

#EBEDED is a light gray, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEDED?

The RGB value is 235, 237, 237: 235 red, 237 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEDED?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBEDED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEDED color

#EBEDED rgb(235, 237, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBEDED is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.9% green and 92.9% blue (235, 237, 237).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 5% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Snowflake (#EFF0F0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#EBEDED color codes

HEX	`#EBEDED`
RGB	`rgb(235, 237, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 5%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.6, -0.67, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.6, 0.71, 199.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.829, 84.345, 92.179)`
Decimal	`15461869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEDED, 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 #EBEDED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEDED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	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 #EBEDED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeded; }
.text { color: #ebeded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 237 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeded, #ebeced); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: White Smoke.

Questions

What color is #EBEDED?: #EBEDED is a light gray, closest to the named color Snowflake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEDED?: The RGB value is 235, 237, 237: 235 red, 237 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEDED?: The complementary color is #EDEBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEDED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.