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Recognised as Colour

#EBE9EC

  • #EBE9EC
  • Near-white
  • Light
  • Nearest: White smoke

#EBE9EC is a near-white with RGB values 235, 233, 236 and HSL 280°, 7%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is White smoke.

Colour values

#EBE9EC#EBE9EC
HEX#EBE9EC
RGBrgb(235, 233, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9137, 0.9255
RGB percentages92.2%, 91.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(280, 7.3%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 1.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0.4%, 1.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,460,844
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE9EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.4:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#141613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9EAECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9EAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EBE9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

White smoke · ΔE 4.3Gainsboro · ΔE 5.1Ghost white · ΔE 5.6Lavender blush · ΔE 5.9Alice blue · ΔE 6.1Snow · ΔE 6.3
Nearest named CSS colourWhite smoke (#F5F5F5)ΔE 4.32, a close match
Hue familynear-white
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAECE9
Analogous#EAE9EC, #ECE9EC
Triadic#ECEBE9, #E9ECEB
Split complementary#ECECE9, #E9ECEA
Tetradic#ECEAE9, #EAECE9, #E9ECEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#D2CED4
Darker −20%#B9B2BD
Darker −30%#A097A5
Darker −40%#877C8D
More saturated +25%#EDE4F1
Less saturated −25%#EBEBEB

Channel breakdown

R235
G233
B236
Red235 (92.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)7.32%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR EB · G E9 · B EC

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