What color is #E59DB8?

#E59DB8 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 #E59DB8?

The RGB value is 229, 157, 184: 229 red, 157 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E59DB8?

The complementary color is #9DE5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E59DB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E59DB8 color

#E59DB8 rgb(229, 157, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E59DB8 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 61.6% green and 72.2% blue (229, 157, 184).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 58% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 20% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Rose Elegance (#E9A1B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#E59DB8 color codes

HEX	`#E59DB8`
RGB	`rgb(229, 157, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 61.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 58%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 31%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 20%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, 30.63, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 30.78, 354.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.022, 44.236, 51.084)`
Decimal	`15048120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E59DB8, 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 #E59DB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E59DB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #E59DB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e59db8; }
.text { color: #e59db8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e59db8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 157 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e59db8, #e5a69d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E59DB8?: #E59DB8 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 #E59DB8?: The RGB value is 229, 157, 184: 229 red, 157 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E59DB8?: The complementary color is #9DE5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E59DB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.