What color is #E19EAD?

#E19EAD is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E19EAD?

The RGB value is 225, 158, 173: 225 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E19EAD?

The complementary color is #9EE1D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E19EAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E19EAD color

#E19EAD rgb(225, 158, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E19EAD is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 62% green and 67.8% blue (225, 158, 173).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 53% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 23% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Brandywine Spritz (#E69DAD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#E19EAD color codes

HEX	`#E19EAD`
RGB	`rgb(225, 158, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 62%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 53%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 30%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 23%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.88, 27.03, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.88, 27.13, 4.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.822, 43.481, 45.243)`
Decimal	`14786221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E19EAD, 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 #E19EAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E19EAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #E19EAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e19ead; }
.text { color: #e19ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e19ead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 158 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e19ead, #e1b09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E19EAD?: #E19EAD is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E19EAD?: The RGB value is 225, 158, 173: 225 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E19EAD?: The complementary color is #9EE1D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E19EAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.