What color is #E2BEB4?

#E2BEB4 is a light, desaturated red known as Muddy Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muddy Rose?

The RGB value is 226, 190, 180: 226 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muddy Rose?

The complementary color is #B4D8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2BEB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muddy Rose color: hex code #E2BEB4

#E2BEB4 rgb(226, 190, 180)

Shades of orange

Muddy Rose has the hex code #E2BEB4. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 74.5% green and 70.6% blue (226, 190, 180).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 44% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

Muddy Rose (#E2BEB4) color codes

HEX	`#E2BEB4`
RGB	`rgb(226, 190, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 74.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 44%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.78, 11.29, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.78, 14.97, 41.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.016, 56.293, 50.981)`
Decimal	`14859956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muddy Rose, 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 #E2BEB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2BEB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #E2BEB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2beb4; }
.text { color: #e2beb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2beb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 190 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2beb4, #e2d5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

See #E2BEB4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2BEB4?: #E2BEB4 is a light, desaturated red known as Muddy Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muddy Rose?: The RGB value is 226, 190, 180: 226 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muddy Rose?: The complementary color is #B4D8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2BEB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.