What color is #E4AEA4?

#E4AEA4 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4AEA4?

The RGB value is 228, 174, 164: 228 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4AEA4?

The complementary color is #A4DAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4AEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4AEA4 color

#E4AEA4 rgb(228, 174, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E4AEA4 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 68.2% green and 64.3% blue (228, 174, 164).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 54% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 28% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Salmon Glow (#EBB9AF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#E4AEA4 color codes

HEX	`#E4AEA4`
RGB	`rgb(228, 174, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 68.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 54%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 28%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.73, 18.3, 12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.73, 22.32, 34.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.833, 49.449, 41.824)`
Decimal	`14986916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4AEA4, 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 #E4AEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4AEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #E4AEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4aea4; }
.text { color: #e4aea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4aea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 174 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4aea4, #e4cea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #E4AEA4?: #E4AEA4 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Salmon Glow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4AEA4?: The RGB value is 228, 174, 164: 228 red, 174 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4AEA4?: The complementary color is #A4DAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4AEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.