What color is #E4BBBD?

#E4BBBD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4BBBD?

The RGB value is 228, 187, 189: 228 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4BBBD?

The complementary color is #BBE4E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4BBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4BBBD color

#E4BBBD rgb(228, 187, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4BBBD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 73.3% green and 74.1% blue (228, 187, 189).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 43% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#E4BBBD color codes

HEX	`#E4BBBD`
RGB	`rgb(228, 187, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 73.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 43%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.45, 14.98, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.45, 15.66, 16.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.951, 55.711, 55.782)`
Decimal	`14990269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4BBBD, 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 #E4BBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4BBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #E4BBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4bbbd; }
.text { color: #e4bbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4bbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 187 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4bbbd, #e4cebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4BBBD?: #E4BBBD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4BBBD?: The RGB value is 228, 187, 189: 228 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4BBBD?: The complementary color is #BBE4E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4BBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.