What color is #E2ABB5?

#E2ABB5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2ABB5?

The RGB value is 226, 171, 181: 226 red, 171 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2ABB5?

The complementary color is #ABE2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2ABB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2ABB5 color

#E2ABB5 rgb(226, 171, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2ABB5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 67.1% green and 71% blue (226, 171, 181).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 49% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#E2ABB5 color codes

HEX	`#E2ABB5`
RGB	`rgb(226, 171, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 67.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 49%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.22, 21.6, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.22, 21.77, 7.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.268, 48.633, 50.236)`
Decimal	`14855093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2ABB5, 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 #E2ABB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2ABB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #E2ABB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2abb5; }
.text { color: #e2abb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2abb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 171 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2abb5, #e2bcab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2ABB5?: #E2ABB5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2ABB5?: The RGB value is 226, 171, 181: 226 red, 171 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2ABB5?: The complementary color is #ABE2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2ABB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.