What color is #E3C5BC?

#E3C5BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3C5BC?

The RGB value is 227, 197, 188: 227 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3C5BC?

The complementary color is #BCDAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3C5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3C5BC color

#E3C5BC rgb(227, 197, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3C5BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 77.3% green and 73.7% blue (227, 197, 188).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 41% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Rose (#E2BEB4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#E3C5BC color codes

HEX	`#E3C5BC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 197, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 77.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 41%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.78, 9.16, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.78, 12.44, 42.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.722, 59.896, 55.93)`
Decimal	`14927292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3C5BC, 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 #E3C5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3C5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #E3C5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3c5bc; }
.text { color: #e3c5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 197 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3c5bc, #e3d9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E3C5BC?: #E3C5BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3C5BC?: The RGB value is 227, 197, 188: 227 red, 197 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3C5BC?: The complementary color is #BCDAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3C5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.