What color is #EBC6C9?

#EBC6C9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Salmon Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBC6C9?

The RGB value is 235, 198, 201: 235 red, 198 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBC6C9?

The complementary color is #C6EBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBC6C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBC6C9 color

#EBC6C9 rgb(235, 198, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBC6C9 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 77.6% green and 78.8% blue (235, 198, 201).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 48% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Flush (#F1C9CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#EBC6C9 color codes

HEX	`#EBC6C9`
RGB	`rgb(235, 198, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 77.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 48%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 16%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.06, 13.54, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.06, 13.96, 14.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.997, 62.269, 63.842)`
Decimal	`15451849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBC6C9, 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 #EBC6C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBC6C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #EBC6C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebc6c9; }
.text { color: #ebc6c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebc6c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 198 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebc6c9, #ebd6c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EBC6C9?: #EBC6C9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Salmon Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBC6C9?: The RGB value is 235, 198, 201: 235 red, 198 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBC6C9?: The complementary color is #C6EBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBC6C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.