What color is #E3ADCD?

#E3ADCD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3ADCD?

The RGB value is 227, 173, 205: 227 red, 173 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3ADCD?

The complementary color is #ADE3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3ADCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3ADCD color

#E3ADCD rgb(227, 173, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3ADCD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 67.8% green and 80.4% blue (227, 173, 205).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 49% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pink Bliss (#E3ABCE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#E3ADCD color codes

HEX	`#E3ADCD`
RGB	`rgb(227, 173, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 67.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 49%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.45, 24.72, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.45, 26.15, 340.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.641, 50.628, 64.482)`
Decimal	`14921165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3ADCD, 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 #E3ADCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3ADCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #E3ADCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3adcd; }
.text { color: #e3adcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3adcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 173 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3adcd, #e3adb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #E3ADCD?: #E3ADCD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3ADCD?: The RGB value is 227, 173, 205: 227 red, 173 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3ADCD?: The complementary color is #ADE3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3ADCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.