What color is #E8BABE?

#E8BABE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BABE?

The RGB value is 232, 186, 190: 232 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BABE?

The complementary color is #BAE8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BABE color

#E8BABE rgb(232, 186, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8BABE is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (232, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 50% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Blush Kiss (#EABCC0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#E8BABE color codes

HEX	`#E8BABE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 50%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.61, 17.12, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.61, 17.65, 14.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.132, 55.994, 56.346)`
Decimal	`15252158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BABE, 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 #E8BABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #E8BABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8babe; }
.text { color: #e8babe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8babe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8babe, #e8cdba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8BABE?: #E8BABE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Blush Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BABE?: The RGB value is 232, 186, 190: 232 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BABE?: The complementary color is #BAE8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.