What color is #E3A09E?

#E3A09E is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cosy Summer Sunset. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3A09E?

The RGB value is 227, 160, 158: 227 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3A09E?

The complementary color is #9EE1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3A09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3A09E color

#E3A09E rgb(227, 160, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3A09E is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 62.7% green and 62% blue (227, 160, 158).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 55% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Cosy Summer Sunset (#EB9F9F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#E3A09E color codes

HEX	`#E3A09E`
RGB	`rgb(227, 160, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 62.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 55%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 30%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.19, 24.63, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.19, 26.99, 24.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.422, 43.944, 38.167)`
Decimal	`14917790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3A09E, 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 #E3A09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3A09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #E3A09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3a09e; }
.text { color: #e3a09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3a09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 160 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3a09e, #e3c39e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3A09E?: #E3A09E is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cosy Summer Sunset. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3A09E?: The RGB value is 227, 160, 158: 227 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3A09E?: The complementary color is #9EE1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3A09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.