What color is #E8B3BF?

#E8B3BF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8B3BF?

The RGB value is 232, 179, 191: 232 red, 179 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8B3BF?

The complementary color is #B3E8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8B3BF color

#E8B3BF rgb(232, 179, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8B3BF is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 70.2% green and 74.9% blue (232, 179, 191).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 54% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Chantilly (#EDB8C7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#E8B3BF color codes

HEX	`#E8B3BF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 179, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 70.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 54%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 23%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, 21.01, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 21.05, 3.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.803, 53.16, 56.444)`
Decimal	`15250367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8B3BF, 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 #E8B3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #E8B3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b3bf; }
.text { color: #e8b3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 179 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b3bf, #e8c2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8B3BF?: #E8B3BF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8B3BF?: The RGB value is 232, 179, 191: 232 red, 179 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8B3BF?: The complementary color is #B3E8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.