What color is #E6B3B8?

#E6B3B8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B3B8?

The RGB value is 230, 179, 184: 230 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B3B8?

The complementary color is #B3E6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B3B8 color

#E6B3B8 rgb(230, 179, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6B3B8 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 70.2% green and 72.2% blue (230, 179, 184).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 50% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#E6B3B8 color codes

HEX	`#E6B3B8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 179, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 70.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, 19.22, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 19.76, 13.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.405, 52.526, 52.453)`
Decimal	`15119288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B3B8, 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 #E6B3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #E6B3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b3b8; }
.text { color: #e6b3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 179 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b3b8, #e6c8b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6B3B8?: #E6B3B8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B3B8?: The RGB value is 230, 179, 184: 230 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B3B8?: The complementary color is #B3E6E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.