What color is #E9BFC8?

#E9BFC8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9BFC8?

The RGB value is 233, 191, 200: 233 red, 191 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9BFC8?

The complementary color is #BFE9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9BFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9BFC8 color

#E9BFC8 rgb(233, 191, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9BFC8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 74.9% green and 78.4% blue (233, 191, 200).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 49% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#E9BFC8 color codes

HEX	`#E9BFC8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 191, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 74.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 49%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, 16.38, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 16.42, 4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.66, 58.757, 62.673)`
Decimal	`15318984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9BFC8, 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 #E9BFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9BFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #E9BFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9bfc8; }
.text { color: #e9bfc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9bfc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 191 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9bfc8, #e9cbbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9BFC8?: #E9BFC8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9BFC8?: The RGB value is 233, 191, 200: 233 red, 191 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9BFC8?: The complementary color is #BFE9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9BFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.