What color is #E5ABAF?

#E5ABAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5ABAF?

The RGB value is 229, 171, 175: 229 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5ABAF?

The complementary color is #ABE5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5ABAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5ABAF color

#E5ABAF rgb(229, 171, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E5ABAF is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 67.1% green and 68.6% blue (229, 171, 175).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 53% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#E5ABAF color codes

HEX	`#E5ABAF`
RGB	`rgb(229, 171, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 67.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 53%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 25%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.38, 21.81, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.38, 22.7, 16.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.615, 48.882, 47.107)`
Decimal	`15051695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5ABAF, 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 #E5ABAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5ABAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #E5ABAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5abaf; }
.text { color: #e5abaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5abaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 171 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5abaf, #e5c4ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E5ABAF?: #E5ABAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5ABAF?: The RGB value is 229, 171, 175: 229 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5ABAF?: The complementary color is #ABE5E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5ABAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.