What color is #E190D0?

#E190D0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E190D0?

The RGB value is 225, 144, 208: 225 red, 144 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E190D0?

The complementary color is #90E1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E190D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E190D0 color

#E190D0 rgb(225, 144, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E190D0 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 56.5% green and 81.6% blue (225, 144, 208).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 57% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#E190D0 color codes

HEX	`#E190D0`
RGB	`rgb(225, 144, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 56.5%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 57%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 36%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, 40.04, -20.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 44.84, 333.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.409, 40.511, 64.721)`
Decimal	`14782672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E190D0, 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 #E190D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E190D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #E190D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e190d0; }
.text { color: #e190d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e190d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 144 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e190d0, #e190a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E190D0?: #E190D0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E190D0?: The RGB value is 225, 144, 208: 225 red, 144 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E190D0?: The complementary color is #90E1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E190D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.