What color is #E398AF?

#E398AF is a light, moderate rose known as Passion Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Passion Potion?

The RGB value is 227, 152, 175: 227 red, 152 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Passion Potion?

The complementary color is #98E3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E398AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Passion Potion color: hex code #E398AF

#E398AF rgb(227, 152, 175)

Shades of pink

Passion Potion has the hex code #E398AF. It is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 59.6% green and 68.6% blue (227, 152, 175).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 57% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

Passion Potion (#E398AF) color codes

HEX	`#E398AF`
RGB	`rgb(227, 152, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 59.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 57%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, 31.25, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 31.26, 359.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.646, 41.886, 45.966)`
Decimal	`14915759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Passion Potion, 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 #E398AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E398AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #E398AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e398af; }
.text { color: #e398af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e398af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 152 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e398af, #e3a798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

See #E398AF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E398AF?: #E398AF is a light, moderate rose known as Passion Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Passion Potion?: The RGB value is 227, 152, 175: 227 red, 152 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Passion Potion?: The complementary color is #98E3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E398AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.