What color is #E8BDC7?

#E8BDC7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BDC7?

The RGB value is 232, 189, 199: 232 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BDC7?

The complementary color is #BDE8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BDC7 color

#E8BDC7 rgb(232, 189, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8BDC7 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 74.1% green and 78% blue (232, 189, 199).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 48% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#E8BDC7 color codes

HEX	`#E8BDC7`
RGB	`rgb(232, 189, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 74.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 48%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, 16.93, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 16.95, 2.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.785, 57.677, 61.9)`
Decimal	`15252935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BDC7, 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 #E8BDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #E8BDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bdc7; }
.text { color: #e8bdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 189 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bdc7, #e8c9bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8BDC7?: #E8BDC7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BDC7?: The RGB value is 232, 189, 199: 232 red, 189 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BDC7?: The complementary color is #BDE8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.