What color is #EBB6B3?

#EBB6B3 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBB6B3?

The RGB value is 235, 182, 179: 235 red, 182 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBB6B3?

The complementary color is #B3E8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBB6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBB6B3 color

#EBB6B3 rgb(235, 182, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBB6B3 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 71.4% green and 70.2% blue (235, 182, 179).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 58% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 24% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Pink (#E5B3B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#EBB6B3 color codes

HEX	`#EBB6B3`
RGB	`rgb(235, 182, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 71.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 58%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 24%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 24%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.68, 18.72, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.68, 20.74, 25.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.126, 54.375, 50.02)`
Decimal	`15447731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBB6B3, 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 #EBB6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBB6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #EBB6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebb6b3; }
.text { color: #ebb6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebb6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 182 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebb6b3, #ebd2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBB6B3?: #EBB6B3 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBB6B3?: The RGB value is 235, 182, 179: 235 red, 182 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBB6B3?: The complementary color is #B3E8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBB6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.