What color is #EBA5B2?

#EBA5B2 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBA5B2?

The RGB value is 235, 165, 178: 235 red, 165 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBA5B2?

The complementary color is #A5EBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBA5B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBA5B2 color

#EBA5B2 rgb(235, 165, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBA5B2 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 64.7% green and 69.8% blue (235, 165, 178).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 64% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#EBA5B2 color codes

HEX	`#EBA5B2`
RGB	`rgb(235, 165, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 64.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 64%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, 27.63, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 27.89, 7.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.753, 47.79, 48.399)`
Decimal	`15443378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBA5B2, 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 #EBA5B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBA5B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #EBA5B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eba5b2; }
.text { color: #eba5b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eba5b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 165 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eba5b2, #ebbba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #EBA5B2?: #EBA5B2 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBA5B2?: The RGB value is 235, 165, 178: 235 red, 165 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBA5B2?: The complementary color is #A5EBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBA5B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.