What color is #E3B0B5?

#E3B0B5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3B0B5?

The RGB value is 227, 176, 181: 227 red, 176 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3B0B5?

The complementary color is #B0E3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3B0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3B0B5 color

#E3B0B5 rgb(227, 176, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3B0B5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 69% green and 71% blue (227, 176, 181).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 48% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#E3B0B5 color codes

HEX	`#E3B0B5`
RGB	`rgb(227, 176, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 69%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 48%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 22%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.51, 19.28, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.51, 19.83, 13.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.545, 50.72, 50.571)`
Decimal	`14921909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3B0B5, 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 #E3B0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3B0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #E3B0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3b0b5; }
.text { color: #e3b0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3b0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 176 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3b0b5, #e3c5b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3B0B5?: #E3B0B5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3B0B5?: The RGB value is 227, 176, 181: 227 red, 176 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3B0B5?: The complementary color is #B0E3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3B0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.