What color is #E6C2CB?

#E6C2CB 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 #E6C2CB?

The RGB value is 230, 194, 203: 230 red, 194 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6C2CB?

The complementary color is #C2E6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6C2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6C2CB color

#E6C2CB rgb(230, 194, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6C2CB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 76.1% green and 79.6% blue (230, 194, 203).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 42% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#E6C2CB color codes

HEX	`#E6C2CB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 194, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 76.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 42%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.69, 14.21, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.69, 14.21, 1.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.704, 59.72, 64.712)`
Decimal	`15123147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6C2CB, 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 #E6C2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6C2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #E6C2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6c2cb; }
.text { color: #e6c2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6c2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 194 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6c2cb, #e6cbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6C2CB?: #E6C2CB 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 #E6C2CB?: The RGB value is 230, 194, 203: 230 red, 194 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6C2CB?: The complementary color is #C2E6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6C2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.