What color is #EB85C3?

#EB85C3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EB85C3?

The RGB value is 235, 133, 195: 235 red, 133 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EB85C3?

The complementary color is #85EBAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EB85C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EB85C3 color

#EB85C3 rgb(235, 133, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EB85C3 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 52.2% green and 76.5% blue (235, 133, 195).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 72% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Beam (#F887C7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#EB85C3 color codes

HEX	`#EB85C3`
RGB	`rgb(235, 133, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 52.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 72%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 43%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 17%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.3, 46.88, -15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.3, 49.27, 342.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.5, 38.381, 56.262)`
Decimal	`15435203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EB85C3, 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 #EB85C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EB85C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #EB85C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eb85c3; }
.text { color: #eb85c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb85c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 133 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eb85c3, #eb8590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #EB85C3?: #EB85C3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EB85C3?: The RGB value is 235, 133, 195: 235 red, 133 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EB85C3?: The complementary color is #85EBAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EB85C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.