What color is #E2B6BD?

#E2B6BD 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 #E2B6BD?

The RGB value is 226, 182, 189: 226 red, 182 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2B6BD?

The complementary color is #B6E2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2B6BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2B6BD color

#E2B6BD rgb(226, 182, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2B6BD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 71.4% green and 74.1% blue (226, 182, 189).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 43% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#E2B6BD color codes

HEX	`#E2B6BD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 182, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 71.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 43%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.05, 16.93, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.05, 17.11, 8.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.277, 53.301, 55.405)`
Decimal	`14857917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2B6BD, 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 #E2B6BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2B6BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #E2B6BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2b6bd; }
.text { color: #e2b6bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2b6bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 182 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2b6bd, #e2c5b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2B6BD?: #E2B6BD 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 #E2B6BD?: The RGB value is 226, 182, 189: 226 red, 182 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2B6BD?: The complementary color is #B6E2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2B6BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.