What color is #E0A9BF?

#E0A9BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0A9BF?

The RGB value is 224, 169, 191: 224 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0A9BF?

The complementary color is #A9E0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0A9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0A9BF color

#E0A9BF rgb(224, 169, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E0A9BF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 66.3% green and 74.9% blue (224, 169, 191).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 47% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Little Princess (#E6AAC1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#E0A9BF color codes

HEX	`#E0A9BF`
RGB	`rgb(224, 169, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 66.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 47%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, 23.51, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 23.75, 351.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.332, 47.987, 55.681)`
Decimal	`14723519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0A9BF, 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 #E0A9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0A9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #E0A9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0a9bf; }
.text { color: #e0a9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0a9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 169 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0a9bf, #e0aea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #E0A9BF?: #E0A9BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0A9BF?: The RGB value is 224, 169, 191: 224 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0A9BF?: The complementary color is #A9E0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0A9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.