What color is #E89BC7?

#E89BC7 is a light, moderate rose known as Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sultan of Pink?

The RGB value is 232, 155, 199: 232 red, 155 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sultan of Pink?

The complementary color is #9BE8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E89BC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sultan of Pink color: hex code #E89BC7

#E89BC7 rgb(232, 155, 199)

Shades of pink

Sultan of Pink has the hex code #E89BC7. It is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 60.8% green and 78% blue (232, 155, 199).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7) color codes

HEX	`#E89BC7`
RGB	`rgb(232, 155, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 60.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.71, 35.06, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.71, 36.68, 342.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.309, 44.725, 59.741)`
Decimal	`15244231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sultan of 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 #E89BC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E89BC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #E89BC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e89bc7; }
.text { color: #e89bc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e89bc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 155 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e89bc7, #e89ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

See #E89BC7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E89BC7?: #E89BC7 is a light, moderate rose known as Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sultan of Pink?: The RGB value is 232, 155, 199: 232 red, 155 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sultan of Pink?: The complementary color is #9BE8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E89BC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.