What color is #EAC3F3?

#EAC3F3 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAC3F3?

The RGB value is 234, 195, 243: 234 red, 195 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAC3F3?

The complementary color is #CCF3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAC3F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAC3F3 color

#EAC3F3 rgb(234, 195, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #EAC3F3 is a very light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 76.5% green and 95.3% blue (234, 195, 243).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 67% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Purple’s Baby Sister (#EEC3EE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#EAC3F3 color codes

HEX	`#EAC3F3`
RGB	`rgb(234, 195, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 76.5%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 67%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 20%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.44, 22.1, -18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.44, 28.82, 320.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.622, 62.995, 93.268)`
Decimal	`15385587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAC3F3, 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 #EAC3F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAC3F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #EAC3F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eac3f3; }
.text { color: #eac3f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eac3f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 195 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eac3f3, #f3c3e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EAC3F3?: #EAC3F3 is a very light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple’s Baby Sister. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAC3F3?: The RGB value is 234, 195, 243: 234 red, 195 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAC3F3?: The complementary color is #CCF3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAC3F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.