What color is #E3CFCB?

#E3CFCB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CFCB?

The RGB value is 227, 207, 203: 227 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CFCB?

The complementary color is #CBDFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CFCB color

#E3CFCB rgb(227, 207, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E3CFCB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 81.2% green and 79.6% blue (227, 207, 203).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#E3CFCB color codes

HEX	`#E3CFCB`
RGB	`rgb(227, 207, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 81.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.62, 6.28, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.62, 7.73, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.77, 65.269, 65.675)`
Decimal	`14929867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CFCB, 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 #E3CFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #E3CFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cfcb; }
.text { color: #e3cfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 207 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cfcb, #e3dbcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3CFCB?: #E3CFCB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CFCB?: The RGB value is 227, 207, 203: 227 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CFCB?: The complementary color is #CBDFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.