What color is #E4B9BC?

#E4B9BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4B9BC?

The RGB value is 228, 185, 188: 228 red, 185 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4B9BC?

The complementary color is #B9E4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4B9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4B9BC color

#E4B9BC rgb(228, 185, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4B9BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 72.5% green and 73.7% blue (228, 185, 188).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 44% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#E4B9BC color codes

HEX	`#E4B9BC`
RGB	`rgb(228, 185, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 72.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 44%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.94, 15.9, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.94, 16.48, 15.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.421, 54.825, 55.072)`
Decimal	`14989756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4B9BC, 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 #E4B9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4B9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #E4B9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4b9bc; }
.text { color: #e4b9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4b9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 185 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4b9bc, #e4cbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4B9BC?: #E4B9BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4B9BC?: The RGB value is 228, 185, 188: 228 red, 185 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4B9BC?: The complementary color is #B9E4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4B9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.