What color is #E5B3B2?

#E5B3B2 is a light, desaturated red known as Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Perfect Pink?

The RGB value is 229, 179, 178: 229 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Perfect Pink?

The complementary color is #B2E4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5B3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Perfect Pink color: hex code #E5B3B2

#E5B3B2 rgb(229, 179, 178)

Shades of pink

Perfect Pink has the hex code #E5B3B2. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 70.2% green and 69.8% blue (229, 179, 178).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 50% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

Perfect Pink (#E5B3B2) color codes

HEX	`#E5B3B2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 179, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 70.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, 17.97, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 19.46, 22.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.47, 52.115, 49.196)`
Decimal	`15053746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Perfect Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E5B3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5B3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E5B3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5b3b2; }
.text { color: #e5b3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5b3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 179 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5b3b2, #e5cdb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

See #E5B3B2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5B3B2?: #E5B3B2 is a light, desaturated red known as Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Perfect Pink?: The RGB value is 229, 179, 178: 229 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Perfect Pink?: The complementary color is #B2E4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5B3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.