#EBFBFB
White · very light neutral
About #EBFBFB
#EBFBFB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 98% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to White (ΔE 6.1); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FBEBEB — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBFBFB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EBFBFB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #EBFBFB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBFBFB?
#EBFBFB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 98% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #EBFBFB?
Use black text. Black on #EBFBFB has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBFBFB?
Its complementary colour is #FBEBEB, and analogous partners are #EBFBF3 and #EBF3FB.