What color is #E4A19B?

#E4A19B 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 #E4A19B?

The RGB value is 228, 161, 155: 228 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4A19B?

The complementary color is #9BDEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4A19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4A19B color

#E4A19B rgb(228, 161, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4A19B is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 63.1% green and 60.8% blue (228, 161, 155).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 57% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 32% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is She Loves Pink (#E39B96), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#E4A19B color codes

HEX	`#E4A19B`
RGB	`rgb(228, 161, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 63.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 57%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 32%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 32%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.46, 24.08, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.46, 27.41, 28.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.658, 44.353, 36.897)`
Decimal	`14983579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4A19B, 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 #E4A19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4A19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #E4A19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4a19b; }
.text { color: #e4a19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4a19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 161 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4a19b, #e4c59b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #E4A19B?: #E4A19B 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 #E4A19B?: The RGB value is 228, 161, 155: 228 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4A19B?: The complementary color is #9BDEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4A19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.