What color is #E4C5CB?

#E4C5CB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4C5CB?

The RGB value is 228, 197, 203: 228 red, 197 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4C5CB?

The complementary color is #C5E4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4C5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4C5CB color

#E4C5CB rgb(228, 197, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4C5CB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 77.3% green and 79.6% blue (228, 197, 203).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#E4C5CB color codes

HEX	`#E4C5CB`
RGB	`rgb(228, 197, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 77.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.24, 11.91, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.24, 11.95, 5.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.74, 60.74, 64.907)`
Decimal	`14992843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4C5CB, 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 #E4C5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4C5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #E4C5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4c5cb; }
.text { color: #e4c5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 197 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c5cb, #e4cfc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4C5CB?: #E4C5CB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4C5CB?: The RGB value is 228, 197, 203: 228 red, 197 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4C5CB?: The complementary color is #C5E4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4C5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.