What color is #E0B8C0?

#E0B8C0 is a light, desaturated red known as Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grandma’s Pink Tiles?

The RGB value is 224, 184, 192: 224 red, 184 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grandma’s Pink Tiles?

The complementary color is #B8E0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0B8C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grandma’s Pink Tiles color: hex code #E0B8C0

#E0B8C0 rgb(224, 184, 192)

Shades of pink

Grandma’s Pink Tiles has the hex code #E0B8C0. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 72.2% green and 75.3% blue (224, 184, 192).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 39% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0) color codes

HEX	`#E0B8C0`
RGB	`rgb(224, 184, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 72.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 39%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, 15.62, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 15.68, 5.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.395, 53.936, 57.246)`
Decimal	`14727360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grandma’s Pink Tiles, 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 #E0B8C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0B8C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #E0B8C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0b8c0; }
.text { color: #e0b8c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0b8c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 184 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0b8c0, #e0c4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

See #E0B8C0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0B8C0?: #E0B8C0 is a light, desaturated red known as Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grandma’s Pink Tiles?: The RGB value is 224, 184, 192: 224 red, 184 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grandma’s Pink Tiles?: The complementary color is #B8E0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0B8C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.