What color is #E4C4C4?

#E4C4C4 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4C4C4?

The RGB value is 228, 196, 196: 228 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4C4C4?

The complementary color is #C4E4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4C4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4C4C4 color

#E4C4C4 rgb(228, 196, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4C4C4 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 76.9% green and 76.9% blue (228, 196, 196).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 37% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#E4C4C4 color codes

HEX	`#E4C4C4`
RGB	`rgb(228, 196, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 76.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 37%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.82, 11.3, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.82, 12.06, 20.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.698, 59.961, 60.537)`
Decimal	`14992580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4C4C4, 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 #E4C4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4C4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #E4C4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4c4c4; }
.text { color: #e4c4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 196 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c4c4, #e4d4c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4C4C4?: #E4C4C4 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4C4C4?: The RGB value is 228, 196, 196: 228 red, 196 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4C4C4?: The complementary color is #C4E4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4C4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.