What color is #E0B4A4?

#E0B4A4 is a light, desaturated orange known as Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prosciutto?

The RGB value is 224, 180, 164: 224 red, 180 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prosciutto?

The complementary color is #A4D0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0B4A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prosciutto color: hex code #E0B4A4

#E0B4A4 rgb(224, 180, 164)

Shades of orange

Prosciutto has the hex code #E0B4A4. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 70.6% green and 64.3% blue (224, 180, 164).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 49% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

Prosciutto (#E0B4A4) color codes

HEX	`#E0B4A4`
RGB	`rgb(224, 180, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 70.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 49%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 27%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.78, 13.58, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.78, 19.65, 46.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.763, 51.172, 42.16)`
Decimal	`14726308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prosciutto, 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 #E0B4A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0B4A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #E0B4A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0b4a4; }
.text { color: #e0b4a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0b4a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 180 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0b4a4, #e0d2a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E0B4A4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0B4A4?: #E0B4A4 is a light, desaturated orange known as Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prosciutto?: The RGB value is 224, 180, 164: 224 red, 180 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prosciutto?: The complementary color is #A4D0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0B4A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.