What color is #E4B3CC?

#E4B3CC is a light, desaturated rose known as Muddy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muddy Mauve?

The RGB value is 228, 179, 204: 228 red, 179 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muddy Mauve?

The complementary color is #B3E4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4B3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muddy Mauve color: hex code #E4B3CC

#E4B3CC rgb(228, 179, 204)

Shades of pink

Muddy Mauve has the hex code #E4B3CC. It is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 70.2% green and 80% blue (228, 179, 204).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 48% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

Muddy Mauve (#E4B3CC) color codes

HEX	`#E4B3CC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 179, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 70.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 48%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.93, 21.68, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.93, 22.44, 345.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.014, 53.096, 64.255)`
Decimal	`14988236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muddy Mauve, 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 #E4B3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4B3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #E4B3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4b3cc; }
.text { color: #e4b3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4b3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 179 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4b3cc, #e4b3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

See #E4B3CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E4B3CC?: #E4B3CC is a light, desaturated rose known as Muddy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muddy Mauve?: The RGB value is 228, 179, 204: 228 red, 179 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muddy Mauve?: The complementary color is #B3E4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4B3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.