What color is #E8B3D8?

#E8B3D8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Soft Cashmere. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8B3D8?

The RGB value is 232, 179, 216: 232 red, 179 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8B3D8?

The complementary color is #B3E8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B3D8?

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.

#E8B3D8 color

#E8B3D8 rgb(232, 179, 216)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8B3D8 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 70.2% green and 84.7% blue (232, 179, 216).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 54% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Soft Cashmere (#EFB6D8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E8B3D8 color codes

HEX	`#E8B3D8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 179, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 70.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 54%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 23%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.67, 25.09, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.67, 27.47, 336)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.793, 54.356, 72.189)`
Decimal	`15250392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8B3D8, 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 #E8B3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B3D8 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 #E8B3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b3d8; }
.text { color: #e8b3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 179 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b3d8, #e8b3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #E8B3D8?: #E8B3D8 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Soft Cashmere. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8B3D8?: The RGB value is 232, 179, 216: 232 red, 179 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8B3D8?: The complementary color is #B3E8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B3D8?: 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.