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#EBFBFA

White · very light neutral

About #EBFBFA

#EBFBFA is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 98% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to White (ΔE 6.1), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FBEBEC (snow), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red235
Green251
Blue250

Closest named colours

White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 6.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 7.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EBFBFA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on white #EBFBFA.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on white #EBFBFA.
19.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBFBFA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBFBFA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F9FA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F7FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7FCFB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBFBFA?

#EBFBFA is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 98% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EBFBFA?

Use black text. Black on #EBFBFA has a contrast ratio of 19.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBFBFA?

Its complementary colour is #FBEBEC, and analogous partners are #EBFBF2 and #EBF4FB.