What color is #E8B4C2?

#E8B4C2 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8B4C2?

The RGB value is 232, 180, 194: 232 red, 180 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8B4C2?

The complementary color is #B4E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8B4C2 color

#E8B4C2 rgb(232, 180, 194)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8B4C2 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 70.6% green and 76.1% blue (232, 180, 194).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Chantilly (#EDB8C7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#E8B4C2 color codes

HEX	`#E8B4C2`
RGB	`rgb(232, 180, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 70.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, 20.94, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 20.94, 0.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.338, 53.696, 58.267)`
Decimal	`15250626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8B4C2, 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 #E8B4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #E8B4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b4c2; }
.text { color: #e8b4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 180 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b4c2, #e8c0b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8B4C2?: #E8B4C2 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chantilly. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8B4C2?: The RGB value is 232, 180, 194: 232 red, 180 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8B4C2?: The complementary color is #B4E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.