What color is #E0A2B5?

#E0A2B5 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0A2B5?

The RGB value is 224, 162, 181: 224 red, 162 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0A2B5?

The complementary color is #A2E0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0A2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0A2B5 color

#E0A2B5 rgb(224, 162, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E0A2B5 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 63.5% green and 71% blue (224, 162, 181).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 50% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 19% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Rose Elegance (#E9A1B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#E0A2B5 color codes

HEX	`#E0A2B5`
RGB	`rgb(224, 162, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 63.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 50%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 28%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 19%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, 25.71, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 25.72, 358.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.002, 45.027, 49.659)`
Decimal	`14721717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0A2B5, 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 #E0A2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0A2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #E0A2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0a2b5; }
.text { color: #e0a2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0a2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 162 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0a2b5, #e0aea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E0A2B5?: #E0A2B5 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0A2B5?: The RGB value is 224, 162, 181: 224 red, 162 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0A2B5?: The complementary color is #A2E0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0A2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.