What color is #E6BCBF?

#E6BCBF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blush Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6BCBF?

The RGB value is 230, 188, 191: 230 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6BCBF?

The complementary color is #BCE6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6BCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6BCBF color

#E6BCBF rgb(230, 188, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6BCBF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 73.7% green and 74.9% blue (230, 188, 191).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 46% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Blush Kiss (#EABCC0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#E6BCBF color codes

HEX	`#E6BCBF`
RGB	`rgb(230, 188, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 73.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 46%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 18%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.93, 15.49, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.93, 16.04, 15.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.02, 56.553, 57.034)`
Decimal	`15121599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6BCBF, 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 #E6BCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6BCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #E6BCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6bcbf; }
.text { color: #e6bcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6bcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 188 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6bcbf, #e6cebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6BCBF?: #E6BCBF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blush Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6BCBF?: The RGB value is 230, 188, 191: 230 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6BCBF?: The complementary color is #BCE6E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6BCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.