What color is #E096AE?

#E096AE is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Passion Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E096AE?

The RGB value is 224, 150, 174: 224 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E096AE?

The complementary color is #96E0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E096AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E096AE color

#E096AE rgb(224, 150, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E096AE is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 58.8% green and 68.2% blue (224, 150, 174).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 54% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 22% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Passion Potion (#E398AF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#E096AE color codes

HEX	`#E096AE`
RGB	`rgb(224, 150, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 58.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 54%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 33%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 22%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.98, 31.1, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.98, 31.12, 358.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.288, 40.719, 45.3)`
Decimal	`14718638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E096AE, 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 #E096AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E096AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #E096AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e096ae; }
.text { color: #e096ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e096ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 150 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e096ae, #e0a396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E096AE?: #E096AE is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Passion Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E096AE?: The RGB value is 224, 150, 174: 224 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E096AE?: The complementary color is #96E0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E096AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.