What color is #E5A6AE?

#E5A6AE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5A6AE?

The RGB value is 229, 166, 174: 229 red, 166 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5A6AE?

The complementary color is #A6E5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5A6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5A6AE color

#E5A6AE rgb(229, 166, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5A6AE is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 65.1% green and 68.2% blue (229, 166, 174).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 55% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 24% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#E5A6AE color codes

HEX	`#E5A6AE`
RGB	`rgb(229, 166, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 65.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 55%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 28%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, 24.35, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 24.88, 11.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.59, 46.989, 46.283)`
Decimal	`15050414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5A6AE, 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 #E5A6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5A6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #E5A6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5a6ae; }
.text { color: #e5a6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5a6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 166 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5a6ae, #e5bea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5A6AE?: #E5A6AE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5A6AE?: The RGB value is 229, 166, 174: 229 red, 166 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5A6AE?: The complementary color is #A6E5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5A6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.