What color is #E7BDBC?

#E7BDBC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7BDBC?

The RGB value is 231, 189, 188: 231 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7BDBC?

The complementary color is #BCE6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7BDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7BDBC color

#E7BDBC rgb(231, 189, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7BDBC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 74.1% green and 73.7% blue (231, 189, 188).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 47% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#E7BDBC color codes

HEX	`#E7BDBC`
RGB	`rgb(231, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 47%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, 14.86, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 16.09, 22.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.23, 57.017, 55.4)`
Decimal	`15187388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7BDBC, 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 #E7BDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7BDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #E7BDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7bdbc; }
.text { color: #e7bdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7bdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 189 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7bdbc, #e7d3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7BDBC?: #E7BDBC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7BDBC?: The RGB value is 231, 189, 188: 231 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7BDBC?: The complementary color is #BCE6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7BDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.