What color is #E6B0AF?

#E6B0AF is a light, moderate red known as Chewing Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chewing Gum?

The RGB value is 230, 176, 175: 230 red, 176 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chewing Gum?

The complementary color is #AFE5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chewing Gum color: hex code #E6B0AF

#E6B0AF rgb(230, 176, 175)

Shades of pink

Chewing Gum has the hex code #E6B0AF. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 69% green and 68.6% blue (230, 176, 175).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 52% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 24% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

Chewing Gum (#E6B0AF) color codes

HEX	`#E6B0AF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 176, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 69%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 52%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 24%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.66, 19.51, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.66, 21.13, 22.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.897, 50.971, 47.443)`
Decimal	`15118511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chewing Gum, 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 #E6B0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #E6B0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b0af; }
.text { color: #e6b0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 176 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b0af, #e6ccaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

See #E6B0AF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E6B0AF?: #E6B0AF is a light, moderate red known as Chewing Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chewing Gum?: The RGB value is 230, 176, 175: 230 red, 176 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chewing Gum?: The complementary color is #AFE5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.