What color is #E3B8CE?

#E3B8CE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Muddy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3B8CE?

The RGB value is 227, 184, 206: 227 red, 184 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3B8CE?

The complementary color is #B8E3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3B8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3B8CE color

#E3B8CE rgb(227, 184, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3B8CE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 72.2% green and 80.8% blue (227, 184, 206).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 43% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mauve (#E4B3CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#E3B8CE color codes

HEX	`#E3B8CE`
RGB	`rgb(227, 184, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 72.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 43%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, 18.99, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 19.69, 344.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.959, 55.07, 65.852)`
Decimal	`14923982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3B8CE, 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 #E3B8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3B8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #E3B8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3b8ce; }
.text { color: #e3b8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3b8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 184 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3b8ce, #e3b8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3B8CE?: #E3B8CE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Muddy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3B8CE?: The RGB value is 227, 184, 206: 227 red, 184 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3B8CE?: The complementary color is #B8E3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3B8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.