What color is #E2B4B6?

#E2B4B6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2B4B6?

The RGB value is 226, 180, 182: 226 red, 180 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2B4B6?

The complementary color is #B4E2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2B4B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2B4B6 color

#E2B4B6 rgb(226, 180, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2B4B6 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 70.6% green and 71.4% blue (226, 180, 182).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 44% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#E2B4B6 color codes

HEX	`#E2B4B6`
RGB	`rgb(226, 180, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 70.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 44%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, 16.92, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 17.75, 17.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.129, 52.191, 51.364)`
Decimal	`14857398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2B4B6, 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 #E2B4B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2B4B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #E2B4B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2b4b6; }
.text { color: #e2b4b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2b4b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 180 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2b4b6, #e2c9b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2B4B6?: #E2B4B6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2B4B6?: The RGB value is 226, 180, 182: 226 red, 180 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2B4B6?: The complementary color is #B4E2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2B4B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.