What color is #E0C8BB?

#E0C8BB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C8BB?

The RGB value is 224, 200, 187: 224 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C8BB?

The complementary color is #BBD3E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C8BB color

#E0C8BB rgb(224, 200, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E0C8BB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (224, 200, 187).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#E0C8BB color codes

HEX	`#E0C8BB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 200, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 78.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.24, 6.33, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.24, 11.48, 56.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.364, 60.745, 55.549)`
Decimal	`14731451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C8BB, 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 #E0C8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #E0C8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c8bb; }
.text { color: #e0c8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 200 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c8bb, #e0dbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0C8BB?: #E0C8BB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C8BB?: The RGB value is 224, 200, 187: 224 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C8BB?: The complementary color is #BBD3E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.