What color is #E5A0B5?

#E5A0B5 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 #E5A0B5?

The RGB value is 229, 160, 181: 229 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5A0B5?

The complementary color is #A0E5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5A0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5A0B5 color

#E5A0B5 rgb(229, 160, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5A0B5 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 62.7% green and 71% blue (229, 160, 181).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 57% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 21% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Rose Elegance (#E9A1B8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#E5A0B5 color codes

HEX	`#E5A0B5`
RGB	`rgb(229, 160, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 62.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 57%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 30%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 21%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, 28.58, -0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 28.58, 359.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.225, 45.139, 49.616)`
Decimal	`15048885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5A0B5, 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 #E5A0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5A0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #E5A0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5a0b5; }
.text { color: #e5a0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5a0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 160 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5a0b5, #e5aea0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5A0B5?: #E5A0B5 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 #E5A0B5?: The RGB value is 229, 160, 181: 229 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5A0B5?: The complementary color is #A0E5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5A0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.