What color is #E3BCC7?

#E3BCC7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3BCC7?

The RGB value is 227, 188, 199: 227 red, 188 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3BCC7?

The complementary color is #BCE3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3BCC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3BCC7 color

#E3BCC7 rgb(227, 188, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3BCC7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 73.7% green and 78% blue (227, 188, 199).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 41% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#E3BCC7 color codes

HEX	`#E3BCC7`
RGB	`rgb(227, 188, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 73.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 41%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.85, 15.68, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.85, 15.69, 358.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.97, 56.423, 61.753)`
Decimal	`14924999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3BCC7, 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 #E3BCC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3BCC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #E3BCC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3bcc7; }
.text { color: #e3bcc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3bcc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 188 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3bcc7, #e3c5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3BCC7?: #E3BCC7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3BCC7?: The RGB value is 227, 188, 199: 227 red, 188 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3BCC7?: The complementary color is #BCE3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3BCC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.