What color is #E7A2AE?

#E7A2AE is a light, moderate red known as Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sprinkled With Pink?

The RGB value is 231, 162, 174: 231 red, 162 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sprinkled With Pink?

The complementary color is #A2E7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7A2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sprinkled With Pink color: hex code #E7A2AE

#E7A2AE rgb(231, 162, 174)

Shades of pink

Sprinkled With Pink has the hex code #E7A2AE. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 63.5% green and 68.2% blue (231, 162, 174).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 59% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE) color codes

HEX	`#E7A2AE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 162, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 63.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 59%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 30%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, 27.22, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 27.52, 8.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.516, 45.889, 46.075)`
Decimal	`15180462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sprinkled With 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 #E7A2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7A2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #E7A2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7a2ae; }
.text { color: #e7a2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7a2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 162 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7a2ae, #e7b8a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

See #E7A2AE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7A2AE?: #E7A2AE is a light, moderate red known as Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sprinkled With Pink?: The RGB value is 231, 162, 174: 231 red, 162 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sprinkled With Pink?: The complementary color is #A2E7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7A2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.