What color is #E8C1BC?

#E8C1BC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Haze. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C1BC?

The RGB value is 232, 193, 188: 232 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C1BC?

The complementary color is #BCE3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C1BC color

#E8C1BC rgb(232, 193, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8C1BC is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 75.7% green and 73.7% blue (232, 193, 188).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 49% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Rose Haze (#ECC5C0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#E8C1BC color codes

HEX	`#E8C1BC`
RGB	`rgb(232, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 49%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, 13.1, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 15.2, 30.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.426, 58.929, 55.706)`
Decimal	`15253948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C1BC, 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 #E8C1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #E8C1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c1bc; }
.text { color: #e8c1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c1bc, #e8d7bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8C1BC?: #E8C1BC is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Haze. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C1BC?: The RGB value is 232, 193, 188: 232 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C1BC?: The complementary color is #BCE3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.