What color is #E6B4B7?

#E6B4B7 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B4B7?

The RGB value is 230, 180, 183: 230 red, 180 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B4B7?

The complementary color is #B4E6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B4B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B4B7 color

#E6B4B7 rgb(230, 180, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6B4B7 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 70.6% green and 71.8% blue (230, 180, 183).

Its hue angle is 356°, 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 Perfect Pink (#E5B3B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#E6B4B7 color codes

HEX	`#E6B4B7`
RGB	`rgb(230, 180, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 70.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.81, 18.54, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.81, 19.32, 16.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.502, 52.887, 51.97)`
Decimal	`15119543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B4B7, 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 #E6B4B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B4B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #E6B4B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b4b7; }
.text { color: #e6b4b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b4b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 180 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b4b7, #e6cab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6B4B7?: #E6B4B7 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B4B7?: The RGB value is 230, 180, 183: 230 red, 180 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B4B7?: The complementary color is #B4E6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B4B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.