What color is #EBD0CB?

#EBD0CB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bloodthirsty Beige. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD0CB?

The RGB value is 235, 208, 203: 235 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD0CB?

The complementary color is #CBE6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD0CB color

#EBD0CB rgb(235, 208, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBD0CB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 81.6% green and 79.6% blue (235, 208, 203).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Bloodthirsty Beige (#F8D7D0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#EBD0CB color codes

HEX	`#EBD0CB`
RGB	`rgb(235, 208, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 81.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.55, 8.6, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.55, 10.44, 34.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.596, 67.087, 65.877)`
Decimal	`15454411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD0CB, 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 #EBD0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #EBD0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd0cb; }
.text { color: #ebd0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 208 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd0cb, #ebe0cb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EBD0CB?: #EBD0CB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bloodthirsty Beige. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD0CB?: The RGB value is 235, 208, 203: 235 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD0CB?: The complementary color is #CBE6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.