What color is #E09692?

#E09692 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color She Loves Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E09692?

The RGB value is 224, 150, 146: 224 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E09692?

The complementary color is #92DCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E09692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E09692 color

#E09692 rgb(224, 150, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E09692 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 58.8% green and 57.3% blue (224, 150, 146).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 56% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 35% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is She Loves Pink (#E39B96), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#E09692 color codes

HEX	`#E09692`
RGB	`rgb(224, 150, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 58.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 56%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 35%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 35%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.28, 27.33, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.28, 30.5, 26.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.837, 39.739, 32.392)`
Decimal	`14718610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E09692, 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 #E09692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E09692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #E09692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e09692; }
.text { color: #e09692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e09692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 150 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e09692, #e0bd92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #E09692?: #E09692 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color She Loves Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E09692?: The RGB value is 224, 150, 146: 224 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E09692?: The complementary color is #92DCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E09692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.