What color is #E5B8BC?

#E5B8BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blush Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5B8BC?

The RGB value is 229, 184, 188: 229 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5B8BC?

The complementary color is #B8E5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5B8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5B8BC color

#E5B8BC rgb(229, 184, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5B8BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 72.2% green and 73.7% blue (229, 184, 188).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 46% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Blush Kiss (#EABCC0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#E5B8BC color codes

HEX	`#E5B8BC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 184, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 72.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 46%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.79, 16.79, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.79, 17.3, 13.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.531, 54.572, 55.018)`
Decimal	`15055036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5B8BC, 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 #E5B8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5B8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #E5B8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5b8bc; }
.text { color: #e5b8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5b8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 184 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5b8bc, #e5cab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5B8BC?: #E5B8BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blush Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5B8BC?: The RGB value is 229, 184, 188: 229 red, 184 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5B8BC?: The complementary color is #B8E5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5B8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.