What color is #E781A6?

#E781A6 is a light, moderate rose known as Mangala Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mangala Pink?

The RGB value is 231, 129, 166: 231 red, 129 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mangala Pink?

The complementary color is #81E7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E781A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mangala Pink color: hex code #E781A6

#E781A6 rgb(231, 129, 166)

Shades of pink

Mangala Pink has the hex code #E781A6. It is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 50.6% green and 65.1% blue (231, 129, 166).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 68% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

Mangala Pink (#E781A6) color codes

HEX	`#E781A6`
RGB	`rgb(231, 129, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 50.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 68%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 44%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.09, 43.46, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.09, 43.51, 357.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.69, 35.446, 40.399)`
Decimal	`15172006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mangala 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 #E781A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E781A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #E781A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e781a6; }
.text { color: #e781a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e781a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 129 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e781a6, #e78f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E781A6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E781A6?: #E781A6 is a light, moderate rose known as Mangala Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mangala Pink?: The RGB value is 231, 129, 166: 231 red, 129 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mangala Pink?: The complementary color is #81E7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E781A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.