What color is #E2BDCE?

#E2BDCE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2BDCE?

The RGB value is 226, 189, 206: 226 red, 189 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2BDCE?

The complementary color is #BDE2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2BDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2BDCE color

#E2BDCE rgb(226, 189, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2BDCE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 74.1% green and 80.8% blue (226, 189, 206).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#E2BDCE color codes

HEX	`#E2BDCE`
RGB	`rgb(226, 189, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 74.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, 15.96, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 16.36, 347.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.701, 57.022, 66.189)`
Decimal	`14859726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2BDCE, 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 #E2BDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2BDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #E2BDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2bdce; }
.text { color: #e2bdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2bdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 189 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2bdce, #e2bfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2BDCE?: #E2BDCE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2BDCE?: The RGB value is 226, 189, 206: 226 red, 189 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2BDCE?: The complementary color is #BDE2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2BDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.