What color is #E6B5CE?

#E6B5CE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B5CE?

The RGB value is 230, 181, 206: 230 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B5CE?

The complementary color is #B5E6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B5CE color

#E6B5CE rgb(230, 181, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6B5CE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 71% green and 80.8% blue (230, 181, 206).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 49% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lilac (#E8B5CE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#E6B5CE color codes

HEX	`#E6B5CE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 181, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 71%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 49%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 21%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.65, 21.64, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.65, 22.4, 344.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.297, 54.329, 65.691)`
Decimal	`15119822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B5CE, 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 #E6B5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #E6B5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b5ce; }
.text { color: #e6b5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 181 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b5ce, #e6b5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #E6B5CE?: #E6B5CE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B5CE?: The RGB value is 230, 181, 206: 230 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B5CE?: The complementary color is #B5E6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.