What color is #EBEFF6?

#EBEFF6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEFF6?

The RGB value is 235, 239, 246: 235 red, 239 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEFF6?

The complementary color is #F6F2EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEFF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEFF6 color

#EBEFF6 rgb(235, 239, 246)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBEFF6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 93.7% green and 96.5% blue (235, 239, 246).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 38% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is First Snow (#E8EFF8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#EBEFF6 color codes

HEX	`#EBEFF6`
RGB	`rgb(235, 239, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 93.7%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.33, -0.05, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.33, 3.83, 269.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.759, 86.049, 99.473)`
Decimal	`15462390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEFF6, 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 #EBEFF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEFF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	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 #EBEFF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeff6; }
.text { color: #ebeff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeff6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 239 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeff6, #ecebf6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #EBEFF6?: #EBEFF6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color First Snow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEFF6?: The RGB value is 235, 239, 246: 235 red, 239 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEFF6?: The complementary color is #F6F2EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEFF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.