What color is #E1B1BE?

#E1B1BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1B1BE?

The RGB value is 225, 177, 190: 225 red, 177 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1B1BE?

The complementary color is #B1E1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1B1BE?

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.

#E1B1BE color

#E1B1BE rgb(225, 177, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1B1BE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 69.4% green and 74.5% blue (225, 177, 190).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 44% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#E1B1BE color codes

HEX	`#E1B1BE`
RGB	`rgb(225, 177, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 69.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 44%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 21%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.78, 19.41, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.78, 19.41, 0.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.068, 51.172, 55.629)`
Decimal	`14791102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1B1BE, 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 #E1B1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1B1BE 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 #E1B1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1b1be; }
.text { color: #e1b1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1b1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 177 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1b1be, #e1bcb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1B1BE?: #E1B1BE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1B1BE?: The RGB value is 225, 177, 190: 225 red, 177 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1B1BE?: The complementary color is #B1E1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1B1BE?: 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.