What color is #E1C0CB?

#E1C0CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C0CB?

The RGB value is 225, 192, 203: 225 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C0CB?

The complementary color is #C0E1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C0CB color

#E1C0CB rgb(225, 192, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1C0CB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 75.3% green and 79.6% blue (225, 192, 203).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 35% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#E1C0CB color codes

HEX	`#E1C0CB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 192, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 75.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 35%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, 13.51, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 13.55, 355.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.68, 58.02, 64.491)`
Decimal	`14794955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C0CB, 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 #E1C0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #E1C0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c0cb; }
.text { color: #e1c0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 192 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c0cb, #e1c6c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1C0CB?: #E1C0CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C0CB?: The RGB value is 225, 192, 203: 225 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C0CB?: The complementary color is #C0E1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.