What color is #E2B1B9?

#E2B1B9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2B1B9?

The RGB value is 226, 177, 185: 226 red, 177 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2B1B9?

The complementary color is #B1E2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2B1B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2B1B9 color

#E2B1B9 rgb(226, 177, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2B1B9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 69.4% green and 72.5% blue (226, 177, 185).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 46% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#E2B1B9 color codes

HEX	`#E2B1B9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 177, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 69.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 46%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 22%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.75, 18.99, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.75, 19.19, 8.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.843, 51.118, 52.815)`
Decimal	`14856633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2B1B9, 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 #E2B1B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2B1B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #E2B1B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2b1b9; }
.text { color: #e2b1b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2b1b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 177 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2b1b9, #e2c2b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2B1B9?: #E2B1B9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2B1B9?: The RGB value is 226, 177, 185: 226 red, 177 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2B1B9?: The complementary color is #B1E2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2B1B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.