What color is #E9B2B6?

#E9B2B6 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9B2B6?

The RGB value is 233, 178, 182: 233 red, 178 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9B2B6?

The complementary color is #B2E9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9B2B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9B2B6 color

#E9B2B6 rgb(233, 178, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9B2B6 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 69.8% green and 71.4% blue (233, 178, 182).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 56% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#E9B2B6 color codes

HEX	`#E9B2B6`
RGB	`rgb(233, 178, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 69.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 56%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.61, 20.55, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.61, 21.33, 15.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.969, 52.544, 51.336)`
Decimal	`15315638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9B2B6, 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 #E9B2B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9B2B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #E9B2B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9b2b6; }
.text { color: #e9b2b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9b2b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 178 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9b2b6, #e9cab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9B2B6?: #E9B2B6 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9B2B6?: The RGB value is 233, 178, 182: 233 red, 178 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9B2B6?: The complementary color is #B2E9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9B2B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.