What color is #E1B6BB?

#E1B6BB 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 #E1B6BB?

The RGB value is 225, 182, 187: 225 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1B6BB?

The complementary color is #B6E1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1B6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1B6BB color

#E1B6BB rgb(225, 182, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1B6BB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 71.4% green and 73.3% blue (225, 182, 187).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 42% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#E1B6BB color codes

HEX	`#E1B6BB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 182, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 71.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 42%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 19%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, 16.26, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 16.6, 11.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.749, 53.053, 54.255)`
Decimal	`14792379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1B6BB, 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 #E1B6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1B6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #E1B6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1b6bb; }
.text { color: #e1b6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1b6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 182 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1b6bb, #e1c7b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1B6BB?: #E1B6BB 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 #E1B6BB?: The RGB value is 225, 182, 187: 225 red, 182 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1B6BB?: The complementary color is #B6E1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1B6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.