What color is #E6B8BE?

#E6B8BE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6B8BE?

The RGB value is 230, 184, 190: 230 red, 184 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6B8BE?

The complementary color is #B8E6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6B8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6B8BE color

#E6B8BE rgb(230, 184, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6B8BE is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 72.2% green and 74.5% blue (230, 184, 190).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 48% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#E6B8BE color codes

HEX	`#E6B8BE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 184, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 72.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 48%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.94, 17.46, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.94, 17.77, 10.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.068, 54.824, 56.176)`
Decimal	`15120574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6B8BE, 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 #E6B8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6B8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #E6B8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6b8be; }
.text { color: #e6b8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6b8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 184 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6b8be, #e6c9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6B8BE?: #E6B8BE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6B8BE?: The RGB value is 230, 184, 190: 230 red, 184 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6B8BE?: The complementary color is #B8E6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6B8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.