What color is #E2AFB8?

#E2AFB8 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 #E2AFB8?

The RGB value is 226, 175, 184: 226 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2AFB8?

The complementary color is #AFE2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2AFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2AFB8 color

#E2AFB8 rgb(226, 175, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E2AFB8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 68.6% green and 72.2% blue (226, 175, 184).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 47% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#E2AFB8 color codes

HEX	`#E2AFB8`
RGB	`rgb(226, 175, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 68.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 47%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, 19.91, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 20.08, 7.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.346, 50.292, 52.13)`
Decimal	`14856120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2AFB8, 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 #E2AFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2AFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #E2AFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2afb8; }
.text { color: #e2afb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2afb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 175 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2afb8, #e2c0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E2AFB8?: #E2AFB8 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 #E2AFB8?: The RGB value is 226, 175, 184: 226 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2AFB8?: The complementary color is #AFE2D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2AFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.