What color is #E9C2C1?

#E9C2C1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9C2C1?

The RGB value is 233, 194, 193: 233 red, 194 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9C2C1?

The complementary color is #C1E8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9C2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9C2C1 color

#E9C2C1 rgb(233, 194, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9C2C1 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 76.1% green and 75.7% blue (233, 194, 193).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 48% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#E9C2C1 color codes

HEX	`#E9C2C1`
RGB	`rgb(233, 194, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 76.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 48%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.71, 13.69, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.71, 14.83, 22.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.522, 59.759, 58.683)`
Decimal	`15319745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9C2C1, 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 #E9C2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9C2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #E9C2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9c2c1; }
.text { color: #e9c2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9c2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 194 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9c2c1, #e9d6c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9C2C1?: #E9C2C1 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9C2C1?: The RGB value is 233, 194, 193: 233 red, 194 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9C2C1?: The complementary color is #C1E8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9C2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.