What color is #E278A2?

#E278A2 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E278A2?

The RGB value is 226, 120, 162: 226 red, 120 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E278A2?

The complementary color is #78E2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E278A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E278A2 color

#E278A2 rgb(226, 120, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E278A2 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 47.1% green and 63.5% blue (226, 120, 162).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 65% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 28% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pinking. Fast and Slow (#DF7BA4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#E278A2 color codes

HEX	`#E278A2`
RGB	`rgb(226, 120, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 47.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 65%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 47%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 28%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.52, 45.79, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.52, 45.95, 355.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.604, 32.214, 38.044)`
Decimal	`14842018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E278A2, 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 #E278A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E278A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #E278A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e278a2; }
.text { color: #e278a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e278a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 120 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e278a2, #e28378); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E278A2?: #E278A2 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E278A2?: The RGB value is 226, 120, 162: 226 red, 120 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E278A2?: The complementary color is #78E2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E278A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.