What color is #E4A494?

#E4A494 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4A494?

The RGB value is 228, 164, 148: 228 red, 164 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4A494?

The complementary color is #94D4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4A494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4A494 color

#E4A494 rgb(228, 164, 148)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E4A494 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 64.3% green and 58% blue (228, 164, 148).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 60% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 35% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pink Palazzo (#DF9F8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#E4A494 color codes

HEX	`#E4A494`
RGB	`rgb(228, 164, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 64.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 60%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 35%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, 21.6, 17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 27.92, 39.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.617, 45.186, 34.067)`
Decimal	`14984340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4A494, 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 #E4A494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4A494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #E4A494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4a494; }
.text { color: #e4a494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4a494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 164 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4a494, #e4cc94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #E4A494?: #E4A494 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4A494?: The RGB value is 228, 164, 148: 228 red, 164 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4A494?: The complementary color is #94D4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4A494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.