What color is #E3B0BB?

#E3B0BB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3B0BB?

The RGB value is 227, 176, 187: 227 red, 176 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3B0BB?

The complementary color is #B0E3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3B0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3B0BB color

#E3B0BB rgb(227, 176, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3B0BB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 69% green and 73.3% blue (227, 176, 187).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 48% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#E3B0BB color codes

HEX	`#E3B0BB`
RGB	`rgb(227, 176, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 69%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 48%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 22%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.66, 20.19, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.66, 20.26, 4.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.174, 50.972, 53.884)`
Decimal	`14921915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3B0BB, 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 #E3B0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3B0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #E3B0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3b0bb; }
.text { color: #e3b0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3b0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 176 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3b0bb, #e3bfb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3B0BB?: #E3B0BB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3B0BB?: The RGB value is 227, 176, 187: 227 red, 176 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3B0BB?: The complementary color is #B0E3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3B0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.