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#EBEBEE Mercury

#EBEBEE is a very light white named Mercury. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.2% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(235, 235, 238)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 8% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #EBEBEE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.65:1.

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Variations of #EBEBEE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#EBEBEE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EBEBEE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EBEBEE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EAEBEE
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAEBEE
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBEBEE
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EAEBEE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBEBEE
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EAEBEC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EBEBED
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EBEBEC

#EBEBEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#EBEBEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.65:1 Super#EBEBEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #EBEBEE

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#EBEBEE in CSS

/* Mercury */
.color { color: #EBEBEE; }
.background { background-color: #EBEBEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EBEBEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(235 235 238);
color: hsl(240 8% 93%);
color: oklch(0.941 0.004 286.3);

#EBEBEE FAQ

What color is #EBEBEE?

#EBEBEE is a very light white. Its closest named color is Mercury. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #EBEBEE?

#EBEBEE is rgb(235, 235, 238) in RGB, hsl(240, 8%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EBEBEE?

The complementary color of #EBEBEE is #EEEEEB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EBEBEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #EBEBEE: 17.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EBEBEE a warm or cool color?

#EBEBEE is a neutral color.