What color is #E3A7BD?

#E3A7BD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3A7BD?

The RGB value is 227, 167, 189: 227 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3A7BD?

The complementary color is #A7E3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3A7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3A7BD color

#E3A7BD rgb(227, 167, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3A7BD is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 65.5% green and 74.1% blue (227, 167, 189).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 52% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Little Princess (#E6AAC1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#E3A7BD color codes

HEX	`#E3A7BD`
RGB	`rgb(227, 167, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 65.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 52%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.6, 25.33, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.6, 25.46, 354.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.683, 47.645, 54.45)`
Decimal	`14919613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3A7BD, 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 #E3A7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3A7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #E3A7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3a7bd; }
.text { color: #e3a7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3a7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 167 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3a7bd, #e3afa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3A7BD?: #E3A7BD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3A7BD?: The RGB value is 227, 167, 189: 227 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3A7BD?: The complementary color is #A7E3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3A7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.