What color is #E7C2BE?

#E7C2BE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Haze. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7C2BE?

The RGB value is 231, 194, 190: 231 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7C2BE?

The complementary color is #BEE3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7C2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7C2BE color

#E7C2BE rgb(231, 194, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7C2BE is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 76.1% green and 74.5% blue (231, 194, 190).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 46% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Rose Haze (#ECC5C0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#E7C2BE color codes

HEX	`#E7C2BE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 194, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 76.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 46%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.45, 12.51, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.45, 14.29, 28.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.541, 59.292, 56.908)`
Decimal	`15188670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7C2BE, 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 #E7C2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7C2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #E7C2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7c2be; }
.text { color: #e7c2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7c2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 194 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7c2be, #e7d6be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E7C2BE?: #E7C2BE is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Haze. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7C2BE?: The RGB value is 231, 194, 190: 231 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7C2BE?: The complementary color is #BEE3E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7C2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.