What color is #E298AF?

#E298AF 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 #E298AF?

The RGB value is 226, 152, 175: 226 red, 152 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E298AF?

The complementary color is #98E2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E298AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E298AF color

#E298AF rgb(226, 152, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E298AF is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 59.6% green and 68.6% blue (226, 152, 175).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 56% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Passion Potion (#E398AF), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#E298AF color codes

HEX	`#E298AF`
RGB	`rgb(226, 152, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 59.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 56%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, 30.9, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 30.9, 358.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.331, 41.723, 45.952)`
Decimal	`14850223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E298AF, 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 #E298AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E298AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #E298AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e298af; }
.text { color: #e298af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e298af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 152 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e298af, #e2a698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E298AF?: #E298AF 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 #E298AF?: The RGB value is 226, 152, 175: 226 red, 152 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E298AF?: The complementary color is #98E2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E298AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.