What color is #E297AA?

#E297AA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E297AA?

The RGB value is 226, 151, 170: 226 red, 151 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E297AA?

The complementary color is #97E2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E297AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E297AA color

#E297AA rgb(226, 151, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E297AA is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 59.2% green and 66.7% blue (226, 151, 170).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 56% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 25% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blush Bomb (#DD99AA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#E297AA color codes

HEX	`#E297AA`
RGB	`rgb(226, 151, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 59.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 56%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 25%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.32, 30.71, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.32, 30.76, 3.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.687, 41.207, 43.359)`
Decimal	`14849962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E297AA, 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 #E297AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E297AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #E297AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e297aa; }
.text { color: #e297aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e297aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 151 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e297aa, #e2aa97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E297AA?: #E297AA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blush Bomb. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E297AA?: The RGB value is 226, 151, 170: 226 red, 151 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E297AA?: The complementary color is #97E2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E297AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.