What color is #E3BAD4?

#E3BAD4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3BAD4?

The RGB value is 227, 186, 212: 227 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3BAD4?

The complementary color is #BAE3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3BAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3BAD4 color

#E3BAD4 rgb(227, 186, 212)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3BAD4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 72.9% green and 83.1% blue (227, 186, 212).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 42% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#E3BAD4 color codes

HEX	`#E3BAD4`
RGB	`rgb(227, 186, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 72.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 42%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.73, 18.94, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.73, 20.37, 338.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.12, 56.204, 69.903)`
Decimal	`14924500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3BAD4, 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 #E3BAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3BAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #E3BAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3bad4; }
.text { color: #e3bad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3bad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 186 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3bad4, #e3bac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E3BAD4?: #E3BAD4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3BAD4?: The RGB value is 227, 186, 212: 227 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3BAD4?: The complementary color is #BAE3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3BAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.