What color is #E1ADBB?

#E1ADBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fallen Blossoms. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1ADBB?

The RGB value is 225, 173, 187: 225 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1ADBB?

The complementary color is #ADE1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1ADBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1ADBB color

#E1ADBB rgb(225, 173, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1ADBB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 67.8% green and 73.3% blue (225, 173, 187).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 46% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Fallen Blossoms (#EDB2C4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#E1ADBB color codes

HEX	`#E1ADBB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 173, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 67.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 46%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 23%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, 21.08, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 21.09, 0.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.965, 49.485, 53.66)`
Decimal	`14790075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1ADBB, 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 #E1ADBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1ADBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #E1ADBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1adbb; }
.text { color: #e1adbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1adbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 173 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1adbb, #e1b9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1ADBB?: #E1ADBB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fallen Blossoms. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1ADBB?: The RGB value is 225, 173, 187: 225 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1ADBB?: The complementary color is #ADE1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1ADBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.