What color is #E9B7CC?

#E9B7CC is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sweet Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9B7CC?

The RGB value is 233, 183, 204: 233 red, 183 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9B7CC?

The complementary color is #B7E9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9B7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9B7CC color

#E9B7CC rgb(233, 183, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9B7CC is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 71.8% green and 80% blue (233, 183, 204).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 53% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lilac (#E8B5CE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#E9B7CC color codes

HEX	`#E9B7CC`
RGB	`rgb(233, 183, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 71.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 53%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.36, 21.29, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.36, 21.6, 350.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.437, 55.552, 64.601)`
Decimal	`15316940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9B7CC, 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 #E9B7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9B7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #E9B7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9b7cc; }
.text { color: #e9b7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9b7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 183 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9b7cc, #e9bbb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9B7CC?: #E9B7CC is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sweet Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9B7CC?: The RGB value is 233, 183, 204: 233 red, 183 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9B7CC?: The complementary color is #B7E9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9B7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.