What color is #E1CBCB?

#E1CBCB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CBCB?

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

What is the complementary color of #E1CBCB?

The complementary color is #CBE1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CBCB color

#E1CBCB rgb(225, 203, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1CBCB is a very light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#E1CBCB color codes

HEX	`#E1CBCB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 203, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 79.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, 7.67, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 8.17, 20.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.186, 63.032, 65.326)`
Decimal	`14797771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CBCB, 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 #E1CBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #E1CBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cbcb; }
.text { color: #e1cbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 203 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cbcb, #e1d6cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1CBCB?: #E1CBCB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CBCB?: The RGB value is 225, 203, 203: 225 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CBCB?: The complementary color is #CBE1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.