What color is #EBEDF7?

#EBEDF7 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 #EBEDF7?

The RGB value is 235, 237, 247: 235 red, 237 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEDF7?

The complementary color is #F7F5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEDF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEDF7 color

#EBEDF7 rgb(235, 237, 247)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBEDF7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.9% green and 96.9% blue (235, 237, 247).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 43% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#EBEDF7 color codes

HEX	`#EBEDF7`
RGB	`rgb(235, 237, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.9%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 43%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 5%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.86, 1.15, -5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.86, 5.18, 282.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.33, 84.946, 100.089)`
Decimal	`15461879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEDF7, 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 #EBEDF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEDF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #EBEDF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebedf7; }
.text { color: #ebedf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebedf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 237 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebedf7, #efebf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBEDF7?: #EBEDF7 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 #EBEDF7?: The RGB value is 235, 237, 247: 235 red, 237 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEDF7?: The complementary color is #F7F5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEDF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.