What color is #E4ABB5?

#E4ABB5 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4ABB5?

The RGB value is 228, 171, 181: 228 red, 171 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4ABB5?

The complementary color is #ABE4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4ABB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4ABB5 color

#E4ABB5 rgb(228, 171, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4ABB5 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 67.1% green and 71% blue (228, 171, 181).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 51% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#E4ABB5 color codes

HEX	`#E4ABB5`
RGB	`rgb(228, 171, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 67.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 51%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 25%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, 22.33, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 22.53, 7.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.899, 48.959, 50.265)`
Decimal	`14986165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4ABB5, 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 #E4ABB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4ABB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #E4ABB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4abb5; }
.text { color: #e4abb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4abb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 171 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4abb5, #e4bdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4ABB5?: #E4ABB5 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4ABB5?: The RGB value is 228, 171, 181: 228 red, 171 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4ABB5?: The complementary color is #ABE4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4ABB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.