What color is #E4CBCA?

#E4CBCA 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 #E4CBCA?

The RGB value is 228, 203, 202: 228 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CBCA?

The complementary color is #CAE3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CBCA color

#E4CBCA rgb(228, 203, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4CBCA is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 79.6% green and 79.2% blue (228, 203, 202).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#E4CBCA color codes

HEX	`#E4CBCA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 203, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 79.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.69, 8.57, 3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.69, 9.34, 23.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.011, 63.471, 64.745)`
Decimal	`14994378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CBCA, 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 #E4CBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #E4CBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cbca; }
.text { color: #e4cbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 203 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cbca, #e4d8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4CBCA?: #E4CBCA 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 #E4CBCA?: The RGB value is 228, 203, 202: 228 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CBCA?: The complementary color is #CAE3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.