What color is #E0C3BF?

#E0C3BF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C3BF?

The RGB value is 224, 195, 191: 224 red, 195 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C3BF?

The complementary color is #BFDCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C3BF color

#E0C3BF rgb(224, 195, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0C3BF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 76.5% green and 74.9% blue (224, 195, 191).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#E0C3BF color codes

HEX	`#E0C3BF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 195, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 76.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, 9.6, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 11.21, 31.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.659, 58.641, 57.456)`
Decimal	`14730175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C3BF, 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 #E0C3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #E0C3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c3bf; }
.text { color: #e0c3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 195 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c3bf, #e0d3bf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E0C3BF?: #E0C3BF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C3BF?: The RGB value is 224, 195, 191: 224 red, 195 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C3BF?: The complementary color is #BFDCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.