What color is #E1AACC?

#E1AACC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1AACC?

The RGB value is 225, 170, 204: 225 red, 170 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1AACC?

The complementary color is #AAE1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1AACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1AACC color

#E1AACC rgb(225, 170, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1AACC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 66.7% green and 80% blue (225, 170, 204).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 48% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Pink Bliss (#E3ABCE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#E1AACC color codes

HEX	`#E1AACC`
RGB	`rgb(225, 170, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 66.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 48%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.53, 25.47, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.53, 27.15, 339.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.325, 49.119, 63.629)`
Decimal	`14789324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1AACC, 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 #E1AACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1AACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #E1AACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1aacc; }
.text { color: #e1aacc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1aacc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 170 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1aacc, #e1aab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #E1AACC?: #E1AACC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1AACC?: The RGB value is 225, 170, 204: 225 red, 170 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1AACC?: The complementary color is #AAE1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1AACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.