What color is #E1BABD?

#E1BABD 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 #E1BABD?

The RGB value is 225, 186, 189: 225 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1BABD?

The complementary color is #BAE1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1BABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1BABD color

#E1BABD rgb(225, 186, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1BABD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 72.9% green and 74.1% blue (225, 186, 189).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#E1BABD color codes

HEX	`#E1BABD`
RGB	`rgb(225, 186, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 72.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.93, 14.43, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.93, 14.91, 14.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.795, 54.801, 55.668)`
Decimal	`14793405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1BABD, 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 #E1BABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1BABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #E1BABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1babd; }
.text { color: #e1babd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1babd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 186 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1babd, #e1cbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1BABD?: #E1BABD 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 #E1BABD?: The RGB value is 225, 186, 189: 225 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1BABD?: The complementary color is #BAE1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1BABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.