What color is #E4B1AF?

#E4B1AF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4B1AF?

The RGB value is 228, 177, 175: 228 red, 177 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4B1AF?

The complementary color is #AFE2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4B1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4B1AF color

#E4B1AF rgb(228, 177, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4B1AF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 69.4% green and 68.6% blue (228, 177, 175).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Pink (#E5B3B2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#E4B1AF color codes

HEX	`#E4B1AF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 177, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 69.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, 18.23, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 19.98, 24.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.456, 51.036, 47.479)`
Decimal	`14987695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4B1AF, 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 #E4B1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4B1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #E4B1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4b1af; }
.text { color: #e4b1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4b1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 177 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4b1af, #e4cbaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4B1AF?: #E4B1AF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4B1AF?: The RGB value is 228, 177, 175: 228 red, 177 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4B1AF?: The complementary color is #AFE2E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4B1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.