What color is #E3B8B8?

#E3B8B8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3B8B8?

The RGB value is 227, 184, 184: 227 red, 184 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3B8B8?

The complementary color is #B8E3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3B8B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3B8B8 color

#E3B8B8 rgb(227, 184, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3B8B8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 72.2% green and 72.2% blue (227, 184, 184).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 43% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#E3B8B8 color codes

HEX	`#E3B8B8`
RGB	`rgb(227, 184, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 72.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 43%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, 15.45, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 16.53, 20.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.471, 54.075, 52.748)`
Decimal	`14923960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3B8B8, 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 #E3B8B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3B8B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #E3B8B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3b8b8; }
.text { color: #e3b8b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3b8b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 184 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3b8b8, #e3ceb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3B8B8?: #E3B8B8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3B8B8?: The RGB value is 227, 184, 184: 227 red, 184 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3B8B8?: The complementary color is #B8E3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3B8B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.