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#E5BCBC Soft Blush

#E5BCBC is a light, muted pink named Soft Blush. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(229, 188, 188)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 44% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 10% black. #E5BCBC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.25:1.

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Variations of #E5BCBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E5BCBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E5BCBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5BCBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCC9BB
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C1BC
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC1BC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCC9BB
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4C4BC
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EEB8BC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E9BABC
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEC3C3

#E5BCBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#E5BCBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.25:1 Super#E5BCBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5BCBC in CSS

/* Soft Blush */
.color { color: #E5BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #E5BCBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5BCBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 188 188);
color: hsl(0 44% 82%);
color: oklch(0.831 0.047 18.1);

#E5BCBC FAQ

What color is #E5BCBC?

#E5BCBC is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Soft Blush. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E5BCBC?

#E5BCBC is rgb(229, 188, 188) in RGB, hsl(0, 44%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5BCBC?

The complementary color of #E5BCBC is #BCE5E5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5BCBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5BCBC: 12.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5BCBC a warm or cool color?

#E5BCBC is a warm color.