What color is #E8BCAF?

#E8BCAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BCAF?

The RGB value is 232, 188, 175: 232 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BCAF?

The complementary color is #AFDBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BCAF color

#E8BCAF rgb(232, 188, 175)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8BCAF is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 73.7% green and 68.6% blue (232, 188, 175).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 55% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Rosewood Dreams (#EBBEB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#E8BCAF color codes

HEX	`#E8BCAF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 188, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 73.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 55%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.74, 13.86, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.74, 18.69, 42.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59, 56.22, 48.293)`
Decimal	`15252655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BCAF, 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 #E8BCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #E8BCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bcaf; }
.text { color: #e8bcaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bcaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 188 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bcaf, #e8d9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8BCAF?: #E8BCAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BCAF?: The RGB value is 232, 188, 175: 232 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BCAF?: The complementary color is #AFDBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.