What color is #E6BFC8?

#E6BFC8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6BFC8?

The RGB value is 230, 191, 200: 230 red, 191 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6BFC8?

The complementary color is #BFE6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6BFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6BFC8 color

#E6BFC8 rgb(230, 191, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6BFC8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 74.9% green and 78.4% blue (230, 191, 200).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 44% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#E6BFC8 color codes

HEX	`#E6BFC8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 191, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 74.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 44%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, 15.31, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 15.33, 2.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.689, 58.257, 62.627)`
Decimal	`15122376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6BFC8, 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 #E6BFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6BFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #E6BFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6bfc8; }
.text { color: #e6bfc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6bfc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 191 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6bfc8, #e6cabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6BFC8?: #E6BFC8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6BFC8?: The RGB value is 230, 191, 200: 230 red, 191 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6BFC8?: The complementary color is #BFE6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6BFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.