What color is #E0218A?

#E0218A is a moderate rose known as Barbie Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barbie Pink?

The RGB value is 224, 33, 138: 224 red, 33 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barbie Pink?

The complementary color is #21E077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0218A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barbie Pink color: hex code #E0218A

#E0218A rgb(224, 33, 138)

Shades of pink

Barbie Pink has the hex code #E0218A. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 12.9% green and 54.1% blue (224, 33, 138).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 75% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 38% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

Barbie Pink (#E0218A) color codes

HEX	`#E0218A`
RGB	`rgb(224, 33, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 12.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 75%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 85%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 38%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, 75.04, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 75.6, 353.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.874, 18.775, 25.775)`
Decimal	`14688650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barbie Pink, 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 #E0218A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E0218A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E0218A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0218a; }
.text { color: #e0218a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0218a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 33 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0218a, #e0212b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E0218A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0218A?: #E0218A is a moderate rose known as Barbie Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barbie Pink?: The RGB value is 224, 33, 138: 224 red, 33 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barbie Pink?: The complementary color is #21E077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0218A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.