What color is #E09AB8?

#E09AB8 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E09AB8?

The RGB value is 224, 154, 184: 224 red, 154 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E09AB8?

The complementary color is #9AE0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E09AB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E09AB8 color

#E09AB8 rgb(224, 154, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E09AB8 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 60.4% green and 72.2% blue (224, 154, 184).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 53% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 18% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#E09AB8 color codes

HEX	`#E09AB8`
RGB	`rgb(224, 154, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 60.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 53%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 31%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, 30.47, -4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 30.86, 350.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.948, 42.422, 50.843)`
Decimal	`14719672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E09AB8, 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 #E09AB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E09AB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #E09AB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e09ab8; }
.text { color: #e09ab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e09ab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 154 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e09ab8, #e09f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E09AB8?: #E09AB8 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E09AB8?: The RGB value is 224, 154, 184: 224 red, 154 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E09AB8?: The complementary color is #9AE0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E09AB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.