What color is #E8C3CB?

#E8C3CB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C3CB?

The RGB value is 232, 195, 203: 232 red, 195 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C3CB?

The complementary color is #C3E8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C3CB color

#E8C3CB rgb(232, 195, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8C3CB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 76.5% green and 79.6% blue (232, 195, 203).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#E8C3CB color codes

HEX	`#E8C3CB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 195, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 76.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.11, 14.38, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.11, 14.41, 3.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.573, 60.5, 64.817)`
Decimal	`15254475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C3CB, 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 #E8C3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #E8C3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c3cb; }
.text { color: #e8c3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 195 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c3cb, #e8cec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8C3CB?: #E8C3CB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C3CB?: The RGB value is 232, 195, 203: 232 red, 195 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C3CB?: The complementary color is #C3E8E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.