What color is #E1BBB9?

#E1BBB9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1BBB9?

The RGB value is 225, 187, 185: 225 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1BBB9?

The complementary color is #B9DFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1BBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1BBB9 color

#E1BBB9 rgb(225, 187, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1BBB9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 73.3% green and 72.5% blue (225, 187, 185).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 40% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#E1BBB9 color codes

HEX	`#E1BBB9`
RGB	`rgb(225, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 40%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 18%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.07, 13.28, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.07, 14.62, 24.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.579, 55.053, 53.483)`
Decimal	`14793657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1BBB9, 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 #E1BBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1BBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #E1BBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1bbb9; }
.text { color: #e1bbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1bbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1bbb9, #e1cfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1BBB9?: #E1BBB9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1BBB9?: The RGB value is 225, 187, 185: 225 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1BBB9?: The complementary color is #B9DFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1BBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.