What color is #E4A4BA?

#E4A4BA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4A4BA?

The RGB value is 228, 164, 186: 228 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4A4BA?

The complementary color is #A4E4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4A4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4A4BA color

#E4A4BA rgb(228, 164, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4A4BA is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 64.3% green and 72.9% blue (228, 164, 186).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 54% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Rose Elegance (#E9A1B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#E4A4BA color codes

HEX	`#E4A4BA`
RGB	`rgb(228, 164, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 64.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 54%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.93, 26.83, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.93, 26.9, 356.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.134, 46.593, 52.587)`
Decimal	`14984378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4A4BA, 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 #E4A4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4A4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #E4A4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4a4ba; }
.text { color: #e4a4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4a4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 164 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4a4ba, #e4aea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4A4BA?: #E4A4BA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4A4BA?: The RGB value is 228, 164, 186: 228 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4A4BA?: The complementary color is #A4E4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4A4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.