What color is #E8B4BD?

#E8B4BD is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8B4BD?

The RGB value is 232, 180, 189: 232 red, 180 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8B4BD?

The complementary color is #B4E8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8B4BD color

#E8B4BD rgb(232, 180, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8B4BD is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 70.6% green and 74.1% blue (232, 180, 189).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#E8B4BD color codes

HEX	`#E8B4BD`
RGB	`rgb(232, 180, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 70.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.15, 20.17, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.15, 20.35, 7.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.786, 53.475, 55.359)`
Decimal	`15250621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8B4BD, 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 #E8B4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #E8B4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b4bd; }
.text { color: #e8b4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 180 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b4bd, #e8c5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8B4BD?: #E8B4BD is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8B4BD?: The RGB value is 232, 180, 189: 232 red, 180 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8B4BD?: The complementary color is #B4E8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.