What color is #E0B7D4?

#E0B7D4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0B7D4?

The RGB value is 224, 183, 212: 224 red, 183 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0B7D4?

The complementary color is #B7E0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0B7D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0B7D4 color

#E0B7D4 rgb(224, 183, 212)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E0B7D4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 71.8% green and 83.1% blue (224, 183, 212).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 40% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.89:1).

#E0B7D4 color codes

HEX	`#E0B7D4`
RGB	`rgb(224, 183, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 71.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 40%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.73, 19.52, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.73, 21.49, 335.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.557, 54.469, 69.651)`
Decimal	`14727124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0B7D4, 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 #E0B7D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0B7D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.89:1	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 #E0B7D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0b7d4; }
.text { color: #e0b7d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0b7d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 183 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0b7d4, #e0b7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E0B7D4?: #E0B7D4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0B7D4?: The RGB value is 224, 183, 212: 224 red, 183 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0B7D4?: The complementary color is #B7E0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0B7D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.89:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.