What color is #E7B0B0?

#E7B0B0 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chewing Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7B0B0?

The RGB value is 231, 176, 176: 231 red, 176 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7B0B0?

The complementary color is #B0E7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7B0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7B0B0 color

#E7B0B0 rgb(231, 176, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7B0B0 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 69% green and 69% blue (231, 176, 176).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 53% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Chewing Gum (#E6B0AF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#E7B0B0 color codes

HEX	`#E7B0B0`
RGB	`rgb(231, 176, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 69%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 53%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, 20.02, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 21.48, 21.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.318, 51.177, 47.978)`
Decimal	`15184048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7B0B0, 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 #E7B0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7B0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #E7B0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7b0b0; }
.text { color: #e7b0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7b0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 176 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7b0b0, #e7ccb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E7B0B0?: #E7B0B0 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chewing Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7B0B0?: The RGB value is 231, 176, 176: 231 red, 176 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7B0B0?: The complementary color is #B0E7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7B0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.