What color is #EBEFF9?

#EBEFF9 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEFF9?

The RGB value is 235, 239, 249: 235 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEFF9?

The complementary color is #F9F5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEFF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEFF9 color

#EBEFF9 rgb(235, 239, 249)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBEFF9 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 93.7% green and 97.6% blue (235, 239, 249).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 54% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Silver Phoenix (#EBECF5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#EBEFF9 color codes

HEX	`#EBEFF9`
RGB	`rgb(235, 239, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 93.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 54%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.41, 0.5, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.41, 5.3, 275.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.223, 86.234, 101.917)`
Decimal	`15462393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEFF9, 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 #EBEFF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEFF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #EBEFF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeff9; }
.text { color: #ebeff9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeff9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 239 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeff9, #eeebf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBEFF9?: #EBEFF9 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silver Phoenix. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEFF9?: The RGB value is 235, 239, 249: 235 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEFF9?: The complementary color is #F9F5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEFF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.