What color is #E1A0A6?

#E1A0A6 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1A0A6?

The RGB value is 225, 160, 166: 225 red, 160 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1A0A6?

The complementary color is #A0E1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1A0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1A0A6 color

#E1A0A6 rgb(225, 160, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1A0A6 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 62.7% green and 65.1% blue (225, 160, 166).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 52% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#E1A0A6 color codes

HEX	`#E1A0A6`
RGB	`rgb(225, 160, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 62.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 52%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.17, 24.96, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.17, 25.81, 14.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.506, 43.905, 41.883)`
Decimal	`14786726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1A0A6, 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 #E1A0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1A0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #E1A0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1a0a6; }
.text { color: #e1a0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1a0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 160 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1a0a6, #e1bba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1A0A6?: #E1A0A6 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1A0A6?: The RGB value is 225, 160, 166: 225 red, 160 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1A0A6?: The complementary color is #A0E1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1A0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.