What color is #E29EAC?

#E29EAC is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E29EAC?

The RGB value is 226, 158, 172: 226 red, 158 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E29EAC?

The complementary color is #9EE2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E29EAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E29EAC color

#E29EAC rgb(226, 158, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E29EAC is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 62% green and 67.5% blue (226, 158, 172).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 54% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Brandywine Spritz (#E69DAD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#E29EAC color codes

HEX	`#E29EAC`
RGB	`rgb(226, 158, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 62%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 54%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 30%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.96, 27.25, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.96, 27.41, 6.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.038, 43.604, 44.75)`
Decimal	`14851756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E29EAC, 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 #E29EAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E29EAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #E29EAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e29eac; }
.text { color: #e29eac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e29eac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 158 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e29eac, #e2b29e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E29EAC?: #E29EAC is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E29EAC?: The RGB value is 226, 158, 172: 226 red, 158 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E29EAC?: The complementary color is #9EE2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E29EAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.