Recognised as Colour
#EBE6E3
- #EBE6E3
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#EBE6E3 is a orange with RGB values 235, 230, 227 and HSL 23°, 17%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#EBE6E3#EBE6E3
HEX#EBE6E3
RGBrgb(235, 230, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.902, 0.8902
RGB percentages92.2%, 90.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(22.5, 16.7%, 90.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 3.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 3.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,460,067
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE6E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.96:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#14191C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3E8EB
Analogous#EBE3E4, #EBEAE3
Triadic#E3EBE6, #E6E3EB
Split complementary#E3EBEA, #E3E4EB
Tetradic#E4EBE3, #E3E8EB, #EAE3EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G230
B227
Red235 (92.2%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue22.5°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness90.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G E6 · B E3
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