What color is #E0B9BB?

#E0B9BB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0B9BB?

The RGB value is 224, 185, 187: 224 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0B9BB?

The complementary color is #B9E0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0B9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0B9BB color

#E0B9BB rgb(224, 185, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E0B9BB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 72.5% green and 73.3% blue (224, 185, 187).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 39% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#E0B9BB color codes

HEX	`#E0B9BB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 185, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 72.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 39%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.54, 14.29, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.54, 14.91, 16.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.059, 54.135, 54.448)`
Decimal	`14727611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0B9BB, 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 #E0B9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0B9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #E0B9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0b9bb; }
.text { color: #e0b9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0b9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 185 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0b9bb, #e0cbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0B9BB?: #E0B9BB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0B9BB?: The RGB value is 224, 185, 187: 224 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0B9BB?: The complementary color is #B9E0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0B9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.