What color is #E5BAEC?

#E5BAEC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5BAEC?

The RGB value is 229, 186, 236: 229 red, 186 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5BAEC?

The complementary color is #C1ECBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5BAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5BAEC color

#E5BAEC rgb(229, 186, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E5BAEC is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 72.9% green and 92.5% blue (229, 186, 236).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 57% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Beefy Pink (#DEBEEF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#E5BAEC color codes

HEX	`#E5BAEC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 186, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 72.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 57%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 21%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.65, 23.96, -19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.65, 30.59, 321.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.01, 57.833, 87.079)`
Decimal	`15055596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5BAEC, 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 #E5BAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5BAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #E5BAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5baec; }
.text { color: #e5baec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5baec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 186 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5baec, #ecbada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #E5BAEC?: #E5BAEC is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5BAEC?: The RGB value is 229, 186, 236: 229 red, 186 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5BAEC?: The complementary color is #C1ECBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5BAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.