What color is #E2A5AD?

#E2A5AD is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2A5AD?

The RGB value is 226, 165, 173: 226 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2A5AD?

The complementary color is #A5E2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2A5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2A5AD color

#E2A5AD rgb(226, 165, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2A5AD is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 64.7% green and 67.8% blue (226, 165, 173).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 51% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#E2A5AD color codes

HEX	`#E2A5AD`
RGB	`rgb(226, 165, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 64.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 51%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 27%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.61, 23.64, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.61, 24.12, 11.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.363, 46.099, 45.667)`
Decimal	`14853549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2A5AD, 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 #E2A5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2A5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #E2A5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2a5ad; }
.text { color: #e2a5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2a5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 165 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2a5ad, #e2bba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2A5AD?: #E2A5AD is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2A5AD?: The RGB value is 226, 165, 173: 226 red, 165 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2A5AD?: The complementary color is #A5E2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2A5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.