What color is #EBC4CA?

#EBC4CA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBC4CA?

The RGB value is 235, 196, 202: 235 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBC4CA?

The complementary color is #C4EBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBC4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBC4CA color

#EBC4CA rgb(235, 196, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBC4CA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 76.9% green and 79.2% blue (235, 196, 202).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 49% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#EBC4CA color codes

HEX	`#EBC4CA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 196, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 76.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 49%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.6, 14.76, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.6, 14.92, 8.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.661, 61.408, 64.312)`
Decimal	`15451338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBC4CA, 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 #EBC4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBC4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #EBC4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebc4ca; }
.text { color: #ebc4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebc4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 196 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebc4ca, #ebd2c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EBC4CA?: #EBC4CA is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBC4CA?: The RGB value is 235, 196, 202: 235 red, 196 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBC4CA?: The complementary color is #C4EBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBC4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.