What color is #E4CBBE?

#E4CBBE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CBBE?

The RGB value is 228, 203, 190: 228 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CBBE?

The complementary color is #BED7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CBBE color

#E4CBBE rgb(228, 203, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4CBBE is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 79.6% green and 74.5% blue (228, 203, 190).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 41% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#E4CBBE color codes

HEX	`#E4CBBE`
RGB	`rgb(228, 203, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 79.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 41%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.4, 6.67, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.4, 11.75, 55.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.645, 62.925, 57.551)`
Decimal	`14994366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CBBE, 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 #E4CBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #E4CBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cbbe; }
.text { color: #e4cbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 203 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cbbe, #e4debe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4CBBE?: #E4CBBE is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CBBE?: The RGB value is 228, 203, 190: 228 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CBBE?: The complementary color is #BED7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.