What color is #E08BC3?

#E08BC3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E08BC3?

The RGB value is 224, 139, 195: 224 red, 139 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E08BC3?

The complementary color is #8BE0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E08BC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E08BC3 color

#E08BC3 rgb(224, 139, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E08BC3 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 54.5% green and 76.5% blue (224, 139, 195).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 58% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 13% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#E08BC3 color codes

HEX	`#E08BC3`
RGB	`rgb(224, 139, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 54.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 58%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 38%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 13%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 40.18, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 43.04, 339.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.824, 38.255, 56.379)`
Decimal	`14715843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E08BC3, 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 #E08BC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E08BC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #E08BC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e08bc3; }
.text { color: #e08bc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e08bc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 139 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e08bc3, #e08b98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #E08BC3?: #E08BC3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E08BC3?: The RGB value is 224, 139, 195: 224 red, 139 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E08BC3?: The complementary color is #8BE0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E08BC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.