What color is #E0BCBB?

#E0BCBB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0BCBB?

The RGB value is 224, 188, 187: 224 red, 188 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0BCBB?

The complementary color is #BBDFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0BCBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0BCBB color

#E0BCBB rgb(224, 188, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E0BCBB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 73.7% green and 73.3% blue (224, 188, 187).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#E0BCBB color codes

HEX	`#E0BCBB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 188, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 73.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.27, 12.69, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.27, 13.76, 22.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.693, 55.403, 54.659)`
Decimal	`14728379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0BCBB, 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 #E0BCBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0BCBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #E0BCBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0bcbb; }
.text { color: #e0bcbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0bcbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 188 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0bcbb, #e0cfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0BCBB?: #E0BCBB is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0BCBB?: The RGB value is 224, 188, 187: 224 red, 188 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0BCBB?: The complementary color is #BBDFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0BCBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.