What color is #E3C2C2?

#E3C2C2 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3C2C2?

The RGB value is 227, 194, 194: 227 red, 194 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3C2C2?

The complementary color is #C2E3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3C2C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3C2C2 color

#E3C2C2 rgb(227, 194, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3C2C2 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 76.1% green and 76.1% blue (227, 194, 194).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 37% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#E3C2C2 color codes

HEX	`#E3C2C2`
RGB	`rgb(227, 194, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 76.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 37%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, 11.69, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 12.47, 20.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.708, 58.811, 59.182)`
Decimal	`14926530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3C2C2, 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 #E3C2C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3C2C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #E3C2C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3c2c2; }
.text { color: #e3c2c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c2c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 194 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3c2c2, #e3d3c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3C2C2?: #E3C2C2 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3C2C2?: The RGB value is 227, 194, 194: 227 red, 194 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3C2C2?: The complementary color is #C2E3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3C2C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.