What color is #E0BBC5?

#E0BBC5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0BBC5?

The RGB value is 224, 187, 197: 224 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0BBC5?

The complementary color is #BBE0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0BBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0BBC5 color

#E0BBC5 rgb(224, 187, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E0BBC5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 73.3% green and 77.3% blue (224, 187, 197).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#E0BBC5 color codes

HEX	`#E0BBC5`
RGB	`rgb(224, 187, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 73.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.28, 14.82, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.28, 14.82, 359.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.588, 55.421, 60.424)`
Decimal	`14728133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0BBC5, 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 #E0BBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0BBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #E0BBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0bbc5; }
.text { color: #e0bbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0bbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 187 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0bbc5, #e0c3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0BBC5?: #E0BBC5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0BBC5?: The RGB value is 224, 187, 197: 224 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0BBC5?: The complementary color is #BBE0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0BBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.