What color is #E5A3BD?

#E5A3BD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Think Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5A3BD?

The RGB value is 229, 163, 189: 229 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5A3BD?

The complementary color is #A3E5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5A3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5A3BD color

#E5A3BD rgb(229, 163, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5A3BD is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 63.9% green and 74.1% blue (229, 163, 189).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 56% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Think Pink (#E5A5C1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#E5A3BD color codes

HEX	`#E5A3BD`
RGB	`rgb(229, 163, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 63.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 56%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 29%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.89, 28.19, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.89, 28.41, 352.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.596, 46.529, 54.24)`
Decimal	`15049661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5A3BD, 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 #E5A3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5A3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #E5A3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5a3bd; }
.text { color: #e5a3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5a3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 163 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5a3bd, #e5aaa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5A3BD?: #E5A3BD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Think Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5A3BD?: The RGB value is 229, 163, 189: 229 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5A3BD?: The complementary color is #A3E5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5A3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.