What color is #E6B6AE?

#E6B6AE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B6AE?

The RGB value is 230, 182, 174: 230 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B6AE?

The complementary color is #AEDEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B6AE color

#E6B6AE rgb(230, 182, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6B6AE is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 71.4% green and 68.2% blue (230, 182, 174).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 53% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Glow (#EBB9AF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#E6B6AE color codes

HEX	`#E6B6AE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 182, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 71.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 53%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.07, 16.16, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.07, 19.38, 33.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.002, 53.337, 47.329)`
Decimal	`15120046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B6AE, 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 #E6B6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #E6B6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b6ae; }
.text { color: #e6b6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 182 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b6ae, #e6d2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6B6AE?: #E6B6AE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B6AE?: The RGB value is 230, 182, 174: 230 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B6AE?: The complementary color is #AEDEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.