What color is #E4A8AE?

#E4A8AE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4A8AE?

The RGB value is 228, 168, 174: 228 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4A8AE?

The complementary color is #A8E4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4A8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4A8AE color

#E4A8AE rgb(228, 168, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4A8AE is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 65.9% green and 68.2% blue (228, 168, 174).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 53% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#E4A8AE color codes

HEX	`#E4A8AE`
RGB	`rgb(228, 168, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 65.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 53%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.55, 22.91, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.55, 23.59, 13.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.638, 47.558, 46.39)`
Decimal	`14985390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4A8AE, 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 #E4A8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4A8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #E4A8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4a8ae; }
.text { color: #e4a8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4a8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 168 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4a8ae, #e4c0a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4A8AE?: #E4A8AE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4A8AE?: The RGB value is 228, 168, 174: 228 red, 168 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4A8AE?: The complementary color is #A8E4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4A8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.