What color is #E1BDBE?

#E1BDBE 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 #E1BDBE?

The RGB value is 225, 189, 190: 225 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1BDBE?

The complementary color is #BDE1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1BDBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1BDBE color

#E1BDBE rgb(225, 189, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1BDBE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 74.1% green and 74.5% blue (225, 189, 190).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 37% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#E1BDBE color codes

HEX	`#E1BDBE`
RGB	`rgb(225, 189, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 74.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 37%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.68, 12.99, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.68, 13.68, 18.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.543, 56.122, 56.454)`
Decimal	`14794174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1BDBE, 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 #E1BDBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1BDBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #E1BDBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1bdbe; }
.text { color: #e1bdbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1bdbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 189 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1bdbe, #e1cebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1BDBE?: #E1BDBE 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 #E1BDBE?: The RGB value is 225, 189, 190: 225 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1BDBE?: The complementary color is #BDE1E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1BDBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.