What color is #E2B3A0?

#E2B3A0 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2B3A0?

The RGB value is 226, 179, 160: 226 red, 179 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2B3A0?

The complementary color is #A0CFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2B3A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2B3A0 color

#E2B3A0 rgb(226, 179, 160)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E2B3A0 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 70.2% green and 62.7% blue (226, 179, 160).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 53% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Prosciutto (#E0B4A4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#E2B3A0 color codes

HEX	`#E2B3A0`
RGB	`rgb(226, 179, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 70.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 53%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 29%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 29%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, 14.33, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 21.63, 48.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.83, 50.95, 40.25)`
Decimal	`14857120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2B3A0, 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 #E2B3A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2B3A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #E2B3A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2b3a0; }
.text { color: #e2b3a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2b3a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 179 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2b3a0, #e2d4a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E2B3A0?: #E2B3A0 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2B3A0?: The RGB value is 226, 179, 160: 226 red, 179 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2B3A0?: The complementary color is #A0CFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2B3A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.