What color is #E4ABB1?

#E4ABB1 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4ABB1?

The RGB value is 228, 171, 177: 228 red, 171 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4ABB1?

The complementary color is #ABE4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4ABB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4ABB1 color

#E4ABB1 rgb(228, 171, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4ABB1 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 67.1% green and 69.4% blue (228, 171, 177).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 51% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#E4ABB1 color codes

HEX	`#E4ABB1`
RGB	`rgb(228, 171, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 67.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 51%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.32, 21.73, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.32, 22.32, 13.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.494, 48.797, 48.135)`
Decimal	`14986161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4ABB1, 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 #E4ABB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4ABB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #E4ABB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4abb1; }
.text { color: #e4abb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4abb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 171 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4abb1, #e4c2ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4ABB1?: #E4ABB1 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4ABB1?: The RGB value is 228, 171, 177: 228 red, 171 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4ABB1?: The complementary color is #ABE4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4ABB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.