What color is #E097B1?

#E097B1 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 #E097B1?

The RGB value is 224, 151, 177: 224 red, 151 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E097B1?

The complementary color is #97E0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E097B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E097B1 color

#E097B1 rgb(224, 151, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E097B1 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 59.2% green and 69.4% blue (224, 151, 177).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 54% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 21% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Passion Potion (#E398AF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#E097B1 color codes

HEX	`#E097B1`
RGB	`rgb(224, 151, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 59.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 54%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 33%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 21%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, 31.01, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 31.1, 355.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.744, 41.158, 46.911)`
Decimal	`14718897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E097B1, 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 #E097B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E097B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #E097B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e097b1; }
.text { color: #e097b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e097b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 151 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e097b1, #e0a297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E097B1?: #E097B1 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 #E097B1?: The RGB value is 224, 151, 177: 224 red, 151 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E097B1?: The complementary color is #97E0C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E097B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.