What color is #EBBBC4?

#EBBBC4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBBBC4?

The RGB value is 235, 187, 196: 235 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBBBC4?

The complementary color is #BBEBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBBBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBBBC4 color

#EBBBC4 rgb(235, 187, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBBBC4 is a very light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 73.3% green and 76.9% blue (235, 187, 196).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 55% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#EBBBC4 color codes

HEX	`#EBBBC4`
RGB	`rgb(235, 187, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 73.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 55%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.29, 18.59, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.29, 18.7, 6.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.995, 57.191, 59.987)`
Decimal	`15449028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBBBC4, 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 #EBBBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBBBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #EBBBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebbbc4; }
.text { color: #ebbbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebbbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 187 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebbbc4, #ebcabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EBBBC4?: #EBBBC4 is a very light, moderate red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBBBC4?: The RGB value is 235, 187, 196: 235 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBBBC4?: The complementary color is #BBEBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBBBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.