What color is #E3A39A?

#E3A39A is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color She Loves Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3A39A?

The RGB value is 227, 163, 154: 227 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3A39A?

The complementary color is #9ADAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3A39A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3A39A color

#E3A39A rgb(227, 163, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3A39A is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 63.9% green and 60.4% blue (227, 163, 154).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 57% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 32% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is She Loves Pink (#E39B96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#E3A39A color codes

HEX	`#E3A39A`
RGB	`rgb(227, 163, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 63.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 57%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 32%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 32%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 22.5, 14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 26.55, 32.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.61, 44.861, 36.559)`
Decimal	`14918554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3A39A, 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 #E3A39A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3A39A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #E3A39A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3a39a; }
.text { color: #e3a39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3a39a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 163 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3a39a, #e3c89a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #E3A39A?: #E3A39A is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color She Loves Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3A39A?: The RGB value is 227, 163, 154: 227 red, 163 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3A39A?: The complementary color is #9ADAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3A39A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.