What color is #E0BEC0?

#E0BEC0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0BEC0?

The RGB value is 224, 190, 192: 224 red, 190 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0BEC0?

The complementary color is #BEE0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0BEC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0BEC0 color

#E0BEC0 rgb(224, 190, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0BEC0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 74.5% green and 75.3% blue (224, 190, 192).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 35% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#E0BEC0 color codes

HEX	`#E0BEC0`
RGB	`rgb(224, 190, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 74.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.89, 12.41, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.89, 12.9, 15.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.668, 56.482, 57.671)`
Decimal	`14728896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0BEC0, 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 #E0BEC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0BEC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #E0BEC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0bec0; }
.text { color: #e0bec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0bec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 190 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0bec0, #e0cdbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0BEC0?: #E0BEC0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0BEC0?: The RGB value is 224, 190, 192: 224 red, 190 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0BEC0?: The complementary color is #BEE0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0BEC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.