What color is #E3CBD5?

#E3CBD5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CBD5?

The RGB value is 227, 203, 213: 227 red, 203 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CBD5?

The complementary color is #CBE3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CBD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CBD5 color

#E3CBD5 rgb(227, 203, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3CBD5 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 79.6% green and 83.5% blue (227, 203, 213).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#E3CBD5 color codes

HEX	`#E3CBD5`
RGB	`rgb(227, 203, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 79.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.89, 10.07, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.89, 10.24, 349.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.043, 63.848, 71.835)`
Decimal	`14928853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CBD5, 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 #E3CBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CBD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #E3CBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cbd5; }
.text { color: #e3cbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 203 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cbd5, #e3cdcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E3CBD5?: #E3CBD5 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CBD5?: The RGB value is 227, 203, 213: 227 red, 203 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CBD5?: The complementary color is #CBE3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CBD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.