What color is #E4698E?

#E4698E is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Letter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4698E?

The RGB value is 228, 105, 142: 228 red, 105 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4698E?

The complementary color is #69E4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4698E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4698E color

#E4698E rgb(228, 105, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4698E is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 41.2% green and 55.7% blue (228, 105, 142).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 69% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 38% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Love Letter (#E4658E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#E4698E color codes

HEX	`#E4698E`
RGB	`rgb(228, 105, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 41.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 69%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 54%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 38%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, 51.38, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 51.48, 3.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.931, 28.554, 28.889)`
Decimal	`14969230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4698E, 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 #E4698E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E4698E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E4698E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4698e; }
.text { color: #e4698e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4698e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 105 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4698e, #e48169); }

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Questions

What color is #E4698E?: #E4698E is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Letter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4698E?: The RGB value is 228, 105, 142: 228 red, 105 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4698E?: The complementary color is #69E4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4698E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.