What color is #EACBCD?

#EACBCD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EACBCD?

The RGB value is 234, 203, 205: 234 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EACBCD?

The complementary color is #CBEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EACBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EACBCD color

#EACBCD rgb(234, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (234, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#EACBCD color codes

HEX	`#EACBCD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.28, 11.19, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.28, 11.59, 15.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.306, 64.614, 66.725)`
Decimal	`15387597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EACBCD, 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 #EACBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EACBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #EACBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eacbcd; }
.text { color: #eacbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eacbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eacbcd, #ead8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #EACBCD?: #EACBCD is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EACBCD?: The RGB value is 234, 203, 205: 234 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EACBCD?: The complementary color is #CBEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EACBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.