What color is #E38FA0?

#E38FA0 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E38FA0?

The RGB value is 227, 143, 160: 227 red, 143 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E38FA0?

The complementary color is #8FE3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E38FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E38FA0 color

#E38FA0 rgb(227, 143, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E38FA0 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 56.1% green and 62.7% blue (227, 143, 160).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 60% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 30% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Piggy (#EF98AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#E38FA0 color codes

HEX	`#E38FA0`
RGB	`rgb(227, 143, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 56.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 60%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 37%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 30%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.4, 33.96, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.4, 34.25, 7.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.848, 38.517, 38.165)`
Decimal	`14913440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E38FA0, 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 #E38FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E38FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #E38FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e38fa0; }
.text { color: #e38fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e38fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 143 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e38fa0, #e3a88f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E38FA0?: #E38FA0 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E38FA0?: The RGB value is 227, 143, 160: 227 red, 143 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E38FA0?: The complementary color is #8FE3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E38FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.