What color is #E293A9?

#E293A9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Passion Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E293A9?

The RGB value is 226, 147, 169: 226 red, 147 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E293A9?

The complementary color is #93E2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E293A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E293A9 color

#E293A9 rgb(226, 147, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E293A9 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 57.6% green and 66.3% blue (226, 147, 169).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 58% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Passion Potion (#E398AF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#E293A9 color codes

HEX	`#E293A9`
RGB	`rgb(226, 147, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 57.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 58%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 35%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 25%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.4, 32.7, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.4, 32.71, 1.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.96, 39.904, 42.652)`
Decimal	`14848937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E293A9, 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 #E293A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E293A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #E293A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e293a9; }
.text { color: #e293a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e293a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 147 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e293a9, #e2a493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E293A9?: #E293A9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Passion Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E293A9?: The RGB value is 226, 147, 169: 226 red, 147 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E293A9?: The complementary color is #93E2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E293A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.