What color is #E5B2A2?

#E5B2A2 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Plushy Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5B2A2?

The RGB value is 229, 178, 162: 229 red, 178 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5B2A2?

The complementary color is #A2D5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5B2A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5B2A2 color

#E5B2A2 rgb(229, 178, 162)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E5B2A2 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 69.8% green and 63.5% blue (229, 178, 162).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 56% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 29% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Plushy Pink (#EAB7A8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#E5B2A2 color codes

HEX	`#E5B2A2`
RGB	`rgb(229, 178, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 69.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 56%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 29%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 29%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.75, 16.27, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.75, 22.34, 43.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.756, 51.11, 41.156)`
Decimal	`15053474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5B2A2, 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 #E5B2A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5B2A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #E5B2A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5b2a2; }
.text { color: #e5b2a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5b2a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 178 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5b2a2, #e5d4a2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E5B2A2?: #E5B2A2 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Plushy Pink. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5B2A2?: The RGB value is 229, 178, 162: 229 red, 178 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5B2A2?: The complementary color is #A2D5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5B2A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.