What color is #E6CACB?

#E6CACB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6CACB?

The RGB value is 230, 202, 203: 230 red, 202 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6CACB?

The complementary color is #CAE6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6CACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6CACB color

#E6CACB rgb(230, 202, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E6CACB is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 79.2% green and 79.6% blue (230, 202, 203).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Petite Pink (#EACACB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#E6CACB color codes

HEX	`#E6CACB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 202, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 79.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.64, 9.97, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.64, 10.45, 17.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.532, 63.377, 65.322)`
Decimal	`15125195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6CACB, 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 #E6CACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6CACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #E6CACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6cacb; }
.text { color: #e6cacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6cacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 202 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6cacb, #e6d7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6CACB?: #E6CACB is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Petite Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6CACB?: The RGB value is 230, 202, 203: 230 red, 202 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6CACB?: The complementary color is #CAE6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6CACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.