What color is #E5BAC6?

#E5BAC6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5BAC6?

The RGB value is 229, 186, 198: 229 red, 186 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5BAC6?

The complementary color is #BAE5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5BAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5BAC6 color

#E5BAC6 rgb(229, 186, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5BAC6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 72.9% green and 77.6% blue (229, 186, 198).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 45% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#E5BAC6 color codes

HEX	`#E5BAC6`
RGB	`rgb(229, 186, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 72.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 45%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.53, 17.3, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.53, 17.3, 359.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.065, 55.855, 61.032)`
Decimal	`15055558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5BAC6, 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 #E5BAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5BAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #E5BAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5bac6; }
.text { color: #e5bac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5bac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 186 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5bac6, #e5c3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5BAC6?: #E5BAC6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5BAC6?: The RGB value is 229, 186, 198: 229 red, 186 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5BAC6?: The complementary color is #BAE5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5BAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.