What color is #E8BCCC?

#E8BCCC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Mist. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BCCC?

The RGB value is 232, 188, 204: 232 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BCCC?

The complementary color is #BCE8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BCCC color

#E8BCCC rgb(232, 188, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8BCCC is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 73.7% green and 80% blue (232, 188, 204).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Mist (#E6BCCD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#E8BCCC color codes

HEX	`#E8BCCC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 188, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 73.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.45, 18.27, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.45, 18.38, 353.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.161, 57.484, 64.936)`
Decimal	`15252684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BCCC, 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 #E8BCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #E8BCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bccc; }
.text { color: #e8bccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 188 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bccc, #e8c2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8BCCC?: #E8BCCC is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Mist. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BCCC?: The RGB value is 232, 188, 204: 232 red, 188 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BCCC?: The complementary color is #BCE8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.