What color is #E3C1C8?

#E3C1C8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3C1C8?

The RGB value is 227, 193, 200: 227 red, 193 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3C1C8?

The complementary color is #C1E3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3C1C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3C1C8 color

#E3C1C8 rgb(227, 193, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3C1C8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 75.7% green and 78.4% blue (227, 193, 200).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#E3C1C8 color codes

HEX	`#E3C1C8`
RGB	`rgb(227, 193, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 75.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, 13.18, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 13.22, 4.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.173, 58.643, 62.729)`
Decimal	`14926280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3C1C8, 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 #E3C1C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3C1C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #E3C1C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3c1c8; }
.text { color: #e3c1c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c1c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 193 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3c1c8, #e3cbc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3C1C8?: #E3C1C8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3C1C8?: The RGB value is 227, 193, 200: 227 red, 193 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3C1C8?: The complementary color is #C1E3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3C1C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.