What color is #E5AB90?

#E5AB90 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5AB90?

The RGB value is 229, 171, 144: 229 red, 171 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5AB90?

The complementary color is #90CAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5AB90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5AB90 color

#E5AB90 rgb(229, 171, 144)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E5AB90 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 67.1% green and 56.5% blue (229, 171, 144).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 62% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#E5AB90 color codes

HEX	`#E5AB90`
RGB	`rgb(229, 171, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 67.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 62%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.7, 17.76, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.7, 28.44, 51.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.912, 47.801, 32.872)`
Decimal	`15051664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5AB90, 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 #E5AB90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5AB90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #E5AB90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ab90; }
.text { color: #e5ab90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ab90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 171 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ab90, #e5d690); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E5AB90?: #E5AB90 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5AB90?: The RGB value is 229, 171, 144: 229 red, 171 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5AB90?: The complementary color is #90CAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5AB90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.