#EBE9EA

A color in the Black, Gray, White family

#ebe9ea is a color in the Black, Gray, White family: RGB(235, 233, 234), HSL(330°, 5%, 92%), CMYK(0%, 1%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: lavender. Contrast is 1.21:1 on white and 17.38:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#ebe9ea
RGBrgb(235 233 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(235, 233, 234)
RGB %rgb(92% 91% 92%)
HSLhsl(330 5% 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 1%, 92%)
HWBhwb(330 91% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(92.52 0.83 -0.24)
LCHlch(92.52 0.86 344.02)
OKLaboklab(0.9359 0.0024 -0.0006)
OKLCHoklch(0.9359 0.0025 345.22)
Decimal15460842

Properties

Color ToneBlack, Gray, White
Closest named colorlavender ΔE 2.6
Closest web-safe color#ffffff
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)5% / 1%
Lightness (HSL)92%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)92% / 92%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8188
Red / Green / Blue235 / 233 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.21:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
17.38:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 10.2 / -93.9 · As background with white / black text: Lc -11.9 / 93.3

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #ebe9ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(93.59% 0.0025 345.22);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(235 233 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#ebe9ea] text-[#ebe9ea] border-[#ebe9ea]">