What color is #EAB7A8?

#EAB7A8 is a light, moderate red known as Plushy Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plushy Pink?

The RGB value is 234, 183, 168: 234 red, 183 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plushy Pink?

The complementary color is #A8DBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAB7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plushy Pink color: hex code #EAB7A8

#EAB7A8 rgb(234, 183, 168)

Shades of orange

Plushy Pink has the hex code #EAB7A8. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 71.8% green and 65.9% blue (234, 183, 168).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 61% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 28% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

Plushy Pink (#EAB7A8) color codes

HEX	`#EAB7A8`
RGB	`rgb(234, 183, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 71.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 61%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 28%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 28%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.57, 16.3, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.57, 21.95, 42.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.934, 54.189, 44.446)`
Decimal	`15382440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plushy 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 #EAB7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAB7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #EAB7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eab7a8; }
.text { color: #eab7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eab7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 183 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eab7a8, #ead8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

See #EAB7A8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAB7A8?: #EAB7A8 is a light, moderate red known as Plushy Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plushy Pink?: The RGB value is 234, 183, 168: 234 red, 183 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plushy Pink?: The complementary color is #A8DBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAB7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.