What color is #E298D4?

#E298D4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E298D4?

The RGB value is 226, 152, 212: 226 red, 152 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E298D4?

The complementary color is #98E2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E298D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E298D4 color

#E298D4 rgb(226, 152, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E298D4 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 59.6% green and 83.1% blue (226, 152, 212).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 56% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#E298D4 color codes

HEX	`#E298D4`
RGB	`rgb(226, 152, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 59.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 56%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 33%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, 36.82, -19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 41.61, 332.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.475, 43.381, 67.779)`
Decimal	`14850260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E298D4, 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 #E298D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E298D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #E298D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e298d4; }
.text { color: #e298d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e298d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 152 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e298d4, #e298af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E298D4?: #E298D4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E298D4?: The RGB value is 226, 152, 212: 226 red, 152 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E298D4?: The complementary color is #98E2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E298D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.