What color is #E9BBC3?

#E9BBC3 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9BBC3?

The RGB value is 233, 187, 195: 233 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9BBC3?

The complementary color is #BBE9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9BBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9BBC3 color

#E9BBC3 rgb(233, 187, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9BBC3 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 73.3% green and 76.5% blue (233, 187, 195).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 51% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blush Kiss (#EABCC0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#E9BBC3 color codes

HEX	`#E9BBC3`
RGB	`rgb(233, 187, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 73.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 51%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.07, 17.72, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.07, 17.86, 7.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.225, 56.807, 59.359)`
Decimal	`15317955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9BBC3, 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 #E9BBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9BBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #E9BBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9bbc3; }
.text { color: #e9bbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9bbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 187 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9bbc3, #e9cabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9BBC3?: #E9BBC3 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9BBC3?: The RGB value is 233, 187, 195: 233 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9BBC3?: The complementary color is #BBE9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9BBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.