What color is #E4CCC4?

#E4CCC4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CCC4?

The RGB value is 228, 204, 196: 228 red, 204 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CCC4?

The complementary color is #C4DCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CCC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CCC4 color

#E4CCC4 rgb(228, 204, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E4CCC4 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 80% green and 76.9% blue (228, 204, 196).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 37% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#E4CCC4 color codes

HEX	`#E4CCC4`
RGB	`rgb(228, 204, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 80%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 37%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.79, 7.08, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.79, 9.99, 44.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.551, 63.667, 61.155)`
Decimal	`14994628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CCC4, 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 #E4CCC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CCC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #E4CCC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4ccc4; }
.text { color: #e4ccc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ccc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 204 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4ccc4, #e4dcc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4CCC4?: #E4CCC4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CCC4?: The RGB value is 228, 204, 196: 228 red, 204 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CCC4?: The complementary color is #C4DCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CCC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.