What color is #E8C4BA?

#E8C4BA is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C4BA?

The RGB value is 232, 196, 186: 232 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C4BA?

The complementary color is #BADEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C4BA color

#E8C4BA rgb(232, 196, 186)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8C4BA is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 76.9% green and 72.9% blue (232, 196, 186).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 50% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Rose (#E2BEB4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#E8C4BA color codes

HEX	`#E8C4BA`
RGB	`rgb(232, 196, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 76.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 50%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.94, 11.21, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.94, 14.87, 41.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.882, 60.183, 54.802)`
Decimal	`15254714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C4BA, 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 #E8C4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #E8C4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c4ba; }
.text { color: #e8c4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 196 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c4ba, #e8dbba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8C4BA?: #E8C4BA is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C4BA?: The RGB value is 232, 196, 186: 232 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C4BA?: The complementary color is #BADEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.