What color is #E1BACD?

#E1BACD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Mist. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1BACD?

The RGB value is 225, 186, 205: 225 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1BACD?

The complementary color is #BAE1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1BACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1BACD color

#E1BACD rgb(225, 186, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1BACD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 72.9% green and 80.4% blue (225, 186, 205).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Pink Mist (#E6BCCD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#E1BACD color codes

HEX	`#E1BACD`
RGB	`rgb(225, 186, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 72.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, 17.05, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 17.58, 345.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.629, 55.535, 65.324)`
Decimal	`14793421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1BACD, 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 #E1BACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1BACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #E1BACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1bacd; }
.text { color: #e1bacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1bacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 186 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1bacd, #e1bbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1BACD?: #E1BACD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Mist. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1BACD?: The RGB value is 225, 186, 205: 225 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1BACD?: The complementary color is #BAE1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1BACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.