What color is #E6ADB8?

#E6ADB8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Fallen Blossoms. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6ADB8?

The RGB value is 230, 173, 184: 230 red, 173 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6ADB8?

The complementary color is #ADE6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6ADB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6ADB8 color

#E6ADB8 rgb(230, 173, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6ADB8 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 67.8% green and 72.2% blue (230, 173, 184).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 53% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Fallen Blossoms (#EDB2C4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#E6ADB8 color codes

HEX	`#E6ADB8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 173, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 67.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 53%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 25%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, 22.43, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 22.57, 6.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.229, 50.173, 52.061)`
Decimal	`15117752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6ADB8, 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 #E6ADB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6ADB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #E6ADB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6adb8; }
.text { color: #e6adb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6adb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 173 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6adb8, #e6bfad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6ADB8?: #E6ADB8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Fallen Blossoms. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6ADB8?: The RGB value is 230, 173, 184: 230 red, 173 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6ADB8?: The complementary color is #ADE6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6ADB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.