What color is #E4B7C0?

#E4B7C0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4B7C0?

The RGB value is 228, 183, 192: 228 red, 183 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4B7C0?

The complementary color is #B7E4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4B7C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4B7C0 color

#E4B7C0 rgb(228, 183, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4B7C0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 71.8% green and 75.3% blue (228, 183, 192).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 45% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#E4B7C0 color codes

HEX	`#E4B7C0`
RGB	`rgb(228, 183, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 71.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 45%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.56, 17.59, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.56, 17.66, 5.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.443, 54.169, 57.236)`
Decimal	`14989248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4B7C0, 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 #E4B7C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4B7C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #E4B7C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4b7c0; }
.text { color: #e4b7c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4b7c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 183 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4b7c0, #e4c5b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4B7C0?: #E4B7C0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4B7C0?: The RGB value is 228, 183, 192: 228 red, 183 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4B7C0?: The complementary color is #B7E4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4B7C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.