What color is #E3A69D?

#E3A69D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3A69D?

The RGB value is 227, 166, 157: 227 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3A69D?

The complementary color is #9DDAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3A69D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3A69D color

#E3A69D rgb(227, 166, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E3A69D is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 65.1% green and 61.6% blue (227, 166, 157).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 56% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 31% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pink Palazzo (#DF9F8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#E3A69D color codes

HEX	`#E3A69D`
RGB	`rgb(227, 166, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 65.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 56%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 31%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 31%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, 21.28, 13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 25.22, 32.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.402, 46.041, 38.071)`
Decimal	`14919325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3A69D, 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 #E3A69D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3A69D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #E3A69D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3a69d; }
.text { color: #e3a69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3a69d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 166 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3a69d, #e3c99d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E3A69D?: #E3A69D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3A69D?: The RGB value is 227, 166, 157: 227 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3A69D?: The complementary color is #9DDAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3A69D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.