What color is #E1A9B2?

#E1A9B2 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1A9B2?

The RGB value is 225, 169, 178: 225 red, 169 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1A9B2?

The complementary color is #A9E1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1A9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1A9B2 color

#E1A9B2 rgb(225, 169, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1A9B2 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 66.3% green and 69.8% blue (225, 169, 178).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 48% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#E1A9B2 color codes

HEX	`#E1A9B2`
RGB	`rgb(225, 169, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 66.3%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 48%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 25%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.57, 21.86, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.57, 22.13, 8.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.276, 47.6, 48.492)`
Decimal	`14789042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1A9B2, 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 #E1A9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1A9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #E1A9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1a9b2; }
.text { color: #e1a9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1a9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 169 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1a9b2, #e1bca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E1A9B2?: #E1A9B2 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1A9B2?: The RGB value is 225, 169, 178: 225 red, 169 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1A9B2?: The complementary color is #A9E1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1A9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.