What color is #E49BB9?

#E49BB9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Prism Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E49BB9?

The RGB value is 228, 155, 185: 228 red, 155 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E49BB9?

The complementary color is #9BE4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E49BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E49BB9 color

#E49BB9 rgb(228, 155, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E49BB9 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 60.8% green and 72.5% blue (228, 155, 185).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 57% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Prism Pink (#F0A1BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#E49BB9 color codes

HEX	`#E49BB9`
RGB	`rgb(228, 155, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 60.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 57%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 32%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, 31.5, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 31.8, 352.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.474, 43.442, 51.511)`
Decimal	`14982073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E49BB9, 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 #E49BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E49BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #E49BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e49bb9; }
.text { color: #e49bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e49bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 155 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e49bb9, #e4a29b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E49BB9?: #E49BB9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Prism Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E49BB9?: The RGB value is 228, 155, 185: 228 red, 155 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E49BB9?: The complementary color is #9BE4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E49BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.