What color is #E8BABF?

#E8BABF 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 #E8BABF?

The RGB value is 232, 186, 191: 232 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BABF?

The complementary color is #BAE8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BABF color

#E8BABF rgb(232, 186, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8BABF is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 72.9% green and 74.9% blue (232, 186, 191).

Its hue angle is 353°, 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#E8BABF color codes

HEX	`#E8BABF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 186, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 72.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 50%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.64, 17.27, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.64, 17.68, 12.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.242, 56.037, 56.923)`
Decimal	`15252159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BABF, 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 #E8BABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #E8BABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8babf; }
.text { color: #e8babf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8babf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 186 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8babf, #e8ccba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8BABF?: #E8BABF 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 #E8BABF?: The RGB value is 232, 186, 191: 232 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BABF?: The complementary color is #BAE8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.