What color is #E4BED6?

#E4BED6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Starlet Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4BED6?

The RGB value is 228, 190, 214: 228 red, 190 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4BED6?

The complementary color is #BEE4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4BED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4BED6 color

#E4BED6 rgb(228, 190, 214)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4BED6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 74.5% green and 83.9% blue (228, 190, 214).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 41% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Starlet Pink (#EDC2DB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#E4BED6 color codes

HEX	`#E4BED6`
RGB	`rgb(228, 190, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 74.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 41%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.84, 17.5, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.84, 18.81, 338.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.545, 58.177, 71.54)`
Decimal	`14991062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4BED6, 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 #E4BED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4BED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #E4BED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4bed6; }
.text { color: #e4bed6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4bed6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 190 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4bed6, #e4bec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #E4BED6?: #E4BED6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Starlet Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4BED6?: The RGB value is 228, 190, 214: 228 red, 190 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4BED6?: The complementary color is #BEE4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4BED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.