What color is #EBC5CA?

#EBC5CA 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 #EBC5CA?

The RGB value is 235, 197, 202: 235 red, 197 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBC5CA?

The complementary color is #C5EBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBC5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBC5CA color

#EBC5CA rgb(235, 197, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBC5CA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 77.3% green and 79.2% blue (235, 197, 202).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 49% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#EBC5CA color codes

HEX	`#EBC5CA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 197, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 77.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 49%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 16%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.84, 14.23, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.84, 14.46, 10.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.888, 61.861, 64.388)`
Decimal	`15451594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBC5CA, 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 #EBC5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBC5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #EBC5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebc5ca; }
.text { color: #ebc5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebc5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 197 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebc5ca, #ebd3c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EBC5CA?: #EBC5CA 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 #EBC5CA?: The RGB value is 235, 197, 202: 235 red, 197 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBC5CA?: The complementary color is #C5EBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBC5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.