What color is #E3B9BA?

#E3B9BA 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 #E3B9BA?

The RGB value is 227, 185, 186: 227 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3B9BA?

The complementary color is #B9E3E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3B9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3B9BA color

#E3B9BA rgb(227, 185, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3B9BA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 72.5% green and 72.9% blue (227, 185, 186).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 43% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#E3B9BA color codes

HEX	`#E3B9BA`
RGB	`rgb(227, 185, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 72.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 43%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.8, 15.23, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.8, 16.09, 18.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.891, 54.576, 53.93)`
Decimal	`14924218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3B9BA, 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 #E3B9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3B9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #E3B9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3b9ba; }
.text { color: #e3b9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3b9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 185 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3b9ba, #e3cdb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3B9BA?: #E3B9BA 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 #E3B9BA?: The RGB value is 227, 185, 186: 227 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3B9BA?: The complementary color is #B9E3E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3B9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.