What color is #E490A3?

#E490A3 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 #E490A3?

The RGB value is 228, 144, 163: 228 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E490A3?

The complementary color is #90E4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E490A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E490A3 color

#E490A3 rgb(228, 144, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E490A3 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 56.5% green and 63.9% blue (228, 144, 163).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 61% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Piggy (#EF98AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#E490A3 color codes

HEX	`#E490A3`
RGB	`rgb(228, 144, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 56.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 61%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 37%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, 34.19, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 34.36, 5.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.58, 39.088, 39.629)`
Decimal	`14979235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E490A3, 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 #E490A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E490A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #E490A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e490a3; }
.text { color: #e490a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e490a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 144 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e490a3, #e4a790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E490A3?: #E490A3 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 #E490A3?: The RGB value is 228, 144, 163: 228 red, 144 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E490A3?: The complementary color is #90E4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E490A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.