What color is #E9A1B8?

#E9A1B8 is a light, moderate rose known as Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rose Elegance?

The RGB value is 233, 161, 184: 233 red, 161 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rose Elegance?

The complementary color is #A1E9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9A1B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rose Elegance color: hex code #E9A1B8

#E9A1B8 rgb(233, 161, 184)

Shades of pink

Rose Elegance has the hex code #E9A1B8. It is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 63.1% green and 72.2% blue (233, 161, 184).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 62% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 21% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

Rose Elegance (#E9A1B8) color codes

HEX	`#E9A1B8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 161, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 63.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 62%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 31%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 21%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.72, 29.91, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.72, 29.93, 358.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.002, 46.277, 51.373)`
Decimal	`15311288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rose Elegance, 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 #E9A1B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9A1B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #E9A1B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9a1b8; }
.text { color: #e9a1b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9a1b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 161 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9a1b8, #e9aea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

See #E9A1B8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9A1B8?: #E9A1B8 is a light, moderate rose known as Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rose Elegance?: The RGB value is 233, 161, 184: 233 red, 161 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rose Elegance?: The complementary color is #A1E9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9A1B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.