What color is #E2BFBD?

#E2BFBD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2BFBD?

The RGB value is 226, 191, 189: 226 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2BFBD?

The complementary color is #BDE0E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2BFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2BFBD color

#E2BFBD rgb(226, 191, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2BFBD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 74.9% green and 74.1% blue (226, 191, 189).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#E2BFBD color codes

HEX	`#E2BFBD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 191, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 74.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.24, 12.13, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.24, 13.38, 24.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.18, 57.106, 56.039)`
Decimal	`14860221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2BFBD, 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 #E2BFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2BFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #E2BFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2bfbd; }
.text { color: #e2bfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2bfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 191 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2bfbd, #e2d2bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2BFBD?: #E2BFBD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2BFBD?: The RGB value is 226, 191, 189: 226 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2BFBD?: The complementary color is #BDE0E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2BFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.