What color is #EACBD0?

#EACBD0 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 #EACBD0?

The RGB value is 234, 203, 208: 234 red, 203 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EACBD0?

The complementary color is #CBEAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EACBD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EACBD0 color

#EACBD0 rgb(234, 203, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EACBD0 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 79.6% green and 81.6% blue (234, 203, 208).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#EACBD0 color codes

HEX	`#EACBD0`
RGB	`rgb(234, 203, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 79.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, 11.68, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 11.78, 7.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.672, 64.76, 68.65)`
Decimal	`15387600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EACBD0, 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 #EACBD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EACBD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #EACBD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eacbd0; }
.text { color: #eacbd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eacbd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 203 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eacbd0, #ead6cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EACBD0?: #EACBD0 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 #EACBD0?: The RGB value is 234, 203, 208: 234 red, 203 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EACBD0?: The complementary color is #CBEAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EACBD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.