What color is #E69DAD?

#E69DAD is a light, moderate red known as Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brandywine Spritz?

The RGB value is 230, 157, 173: 230 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brandywine Spritz?

The complementary color is #9DE6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E69DAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brandywine Spritz color: hex code #E69DAD

#E69DAD rgb(230, 157, 173)

Shades of pink

Brandywine Spritz has the hex code #E69DAD. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 61.6% green and 67.8% blue (230, 157, 173).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 59% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 25% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

Brandywine Spritz (#E69DAD) color codes

HEX	`#E69DAD`
RGB	`rgb(230, 157, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 61.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 59%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 32%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 25%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, 29.38, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 29.51, 5.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.234, 43.957, 45.26)`
Decimal	`15113645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brandywine Spritz, 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 #E69DAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E69DAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #E69DAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e69dad; }
.text { color: #e69dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e69dad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 157 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e69dad, #e6b19d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

See #E69DAD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E69DAD?: #E69DAD is a light, moderate red known as Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brandywine Spritz?: The RGB value is 230, 157, 173: 230 red, 157 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brandywine Spritz?: The complementary color is #9DE6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E69DAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.