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#EBEDED Mercury

#EBEDED is a very light white named Mercury. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.9% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(235, 237, 237)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 5% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #EBEDED is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.87:1.

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Variations of #EBEDED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EBEDED 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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#EBEDED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ECECED
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDEDED
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECEDED
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECECED
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECEDED
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EAEDED
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EBEDED
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EDEDED
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECEDED

#EBEDED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#EBEDED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.87:1 Super#EBEDED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EBEDED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(235 237 237);
color: hsl(180 5% 93%);
color: oklch(0.945 0.002 197.1);

#EBEDED FAQ

What color is #EBEDED?

#EBEDED 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 #EBEDED?

#EBEDED is rgb(235, 237, 237) in RGB, hsl(180, 5%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EBEDED?

The complementary color of #EBEDED is #EDEBEB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EBEDED?

Black text has the best contrast on #EBEDED: 17.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EBEDED a warm or cool color?

#EBEDED is a neutral color.