What color is #E7C1CB?

#E7C1CB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7C1CB?

The RGB value is 231, 193, 203: 231 red, 193 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7C1CB?

The complementary color is #C1E7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7C1CB color

#E7C1CB rgb(231, 193, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7C1CB is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 75.7% green and 79.6% blue (231, 193, 203).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 44% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#E7C1CB color codes

HEX	`#E7C1CB`
RGB	`rgb(231, 193, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 75.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 44%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.53, 15.09, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.53, 15.09, 0.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.804, 59.442, 64.654)`
Decimal	`15188427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7C1CB, 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 #E7C1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #E7C1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c1cb; }
.text { color: #e7c1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 193 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c1cb, #e7cac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E7C1CB?: #E7C1CB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7C1CB?: The RGB value is 231, 193, 203: 231 red, 193 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7C1CB?: The complementary color is #C1E7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.