What color is #E9C4CC?

#E9C4CC is a very light, desaturated red known as Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Light Blush?

The RGB value is 233, 196, 204: 233 red, 196 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Light Blush?

The complementary color is #C4E9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Light Blush color: hex code #E9C4CC

#E9C4CC rgb(233, 196, 204)

Shades of pink

Light Blush has the hex code #E9C4CC. It is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 76.9% green and 80% blue (233, 196, 204).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 46% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

Light Blush (#E9C4CC) color codes

HEX	`#E9C4CC`
RGB	`rgb(233, 196, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 76.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 46%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.47, 14.37, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.47, 14.4, 3.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.243, 61.165, 65.537)`
Decimal	`15320268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Light Blush, 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 #E9C4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #E9C4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c4cc; }
.text { color: #e9c4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 196 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c4cc, #e9cfc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

See #E9C4CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9C4CC?: #E9C4CC is a very light, desaturated red known as Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Light Blush?: The RGB value is 233, 196, 204: 233 red, 196 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Light Blush?: The complementary color is #C4E9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.