What color is #E8C1B4?

#E8C1B4 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C1B4?

The RGB value is 232, 193, 180: 232 red, 193 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C1B4?

The complementary color is #B4DBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C1B4 color

#E8C1B4 rgb(232, 193, 180)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8C1B4 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 75.7% green and 70.6% blue (232, 193, 180).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#E8C1B4 color codes

HEX	`#E8C1B4`
RGB	`rgb(232, 193, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 75.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.07, 11.92, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.07, 16.73, 44.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.587, 58.593, 51.289)`
Decimal	`15253940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C1B4, 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 #E8C1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #E8C1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c1b4; }
.text { color: #e8c1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 193 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c1b4, #e8dbb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8C1B4?: #E8C1B4 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C1B4?: The RGB value is 232, 193, 180: 232 red, 193 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C1B4?: The complementary color is #B4DBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.