What color is #E8BEB5?

#E8BEB5 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BEB5?

The RGB value is 232, 190, 181: 232 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BEB5?

The complementary color is #B5DFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BEB5 color

#E8BEB5 rgb(232, 190, 181)

Shades of red

The hex color #E8BEB5 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 74.5% green and 71% blue (232, 190, 181).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Rosewood Dreams (#EBBEB5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#E8BEB5 color codes

HEX	`#E8BEB5`
RGB	`rgb(232, 190, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 74.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, 13.65, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 17.04, 36.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.033, 57.321, 51.609)`
Decimal	`15253173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BEB5, 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 #E8BEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #E8BEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8beb5; }
.text { color: #e8beb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8beb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 190 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8beb5, #e8d7b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8BEB5?: #E8BEB5 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Rosewood Dreams. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BEB5?: The RGB value is 232, 190, 181: 232 red, 190 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BEB5?: The complementary color is #B5DFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.