What color is #E590CC?

#E590CC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E590CC?

The RGB value is 229, 144, 204: 229 red, 144 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E590CC?

The complementary color is #90E5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E590CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E590CC color

#E590CC rgb(229, 144, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E590CC is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 56.5% green and 80% blue (229, 144, 204).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 62% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Kisses (#F092D6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#E590CC color codes

HEX	`#E590CC`
RGB	`rgb(229, 144, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 56.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 62%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.15, 40.67, -17.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.15, 44.25, 336.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.185, 40.967, 62.221)`
Decimal	`15044812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E590CC, 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 #E590CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E590CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #E590CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e590cc; }
.text { color: #e590cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e590cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 144 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e590cc, #e590a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #E590CC?: #E590CC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Bubblegum Kisses. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E590CC?: The RGB value is 229, 144, 204: 229 red, 144 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E590CC?: The complementary color is #90E5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E590CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.