What color is #E2B5BD?

#E2B5BD is a light, desaturated red known as Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heart’s Content?

The RGB value is 226, 181, 189: 226 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heart’s Content?

The complementary color is #B5E2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2B5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heart’s Content color: hex code #E2B5BD

#E2B5BD rgb(226, 181, 189)

Shades of pink

Heart’s Content has the hex code #E2B5BD. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 71% green and 74.1% blue (226, 181, 189).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 44% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD) color codes

HEX	`#E2B5BD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 181, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 71%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 44%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.81, 17.47, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.81, 17.6, 6.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.073, 52.893, 55.337)`
Decimal	`14857661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heart’s Content, 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 #E2B5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2B5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #E2B5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2b5bd; }
.text { color: #e2b5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2b5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 181 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2b5bd, #e2c4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

See #E2B5BD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2B5BD?: #E2B5BD is a light, desaturated red known as Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heart’s Content?: The RGB value is 226, 181, 189: 226 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heart’s Content?: The complementary color is #B5E2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2B5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.