What color is #E7BABF?

#E7BABF 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 #E7BABF?

The RGB value is 231, 186, 191: 231 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7BABF?

The complementary color is #BAE7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7BABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7BABF color

#E7BABF rgb(231, 186, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7BABF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 72.9% green and 74.9% blue (231, 186, 191).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 48% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blush Kiss (#EABCC0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#E7BABF color codes

HEX	`#E7BABF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 186, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 72.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 48%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.54, 16.91, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.54, 17.3, 12.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.918, 55.87, 56.908)`
Decimal	`15186623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7BABF, 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 #E7BABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7BABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #E7BABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7babf; }
.text { color: #e7babf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7babf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 186 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7babf, #e7cbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E7BABF?: #E7BABF 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 #E7BABF?: The RGB value is 231, 186, 191: 231 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7BABF?: The complementary color is #BAE7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7BABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.