What color is #E15ACB?

#E15ACB is a moderate magenta known as Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barbiecore?

The RGB value is 225, 90, 203: 225 red, 90 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barbiecore?

The complementary color is #5AE170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E15ACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barbiecore color: hex code #E15ACB

#E15ACB rgb(225, 90, 203)

Shades of purple

Barbiecore has the hex code #E15ACB. It is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 35.3% green and 79.6% blue (225, 90, 203).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 69% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

Barbiecore (#E15ACB) color codes

HEX	`#E15ACB`
RGB	`rgb(225, 90, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 35.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 69%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 60%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, 65.42, -33.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 73.35, 333.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.487, 27.635, 59.427)`
Decimal	`14768843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barbiecore, 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 #E15ACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E15ACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #E15ACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e15acb; }
.text { color: #e15acb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e15acb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 90 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e15acb, #e15a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E15ACB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E15ACB?: #E15ACB is a moderate magenta known as Barbiecore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barbiecore?: The RGB value is 225, 90, 203: 225 red, 90 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barbiecore?: The complementary color is #5AE170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E15ACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.