What color is #E6839C?

#E6839C is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Xoxo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6839C?

The RGB value is 230, 131, 156: 230 red, 131 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6839C?

The complementary color is #83E6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6839C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6839C color

#E6839C rgb(230, 131, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6839C is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 51.4% green and 61.2% blue (230, 131, 156).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 66% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 32% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Xoxo (#F08497), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#E6839C color codes

HEX	`#E6839C`
RGB	`rgb(230, 131, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 51.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 66%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 43%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 32%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.11, 40.79, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.11, 40.94, 4.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.752, 35.46, 35.828)`
Decimal	`15106972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6839C, 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 #E6839C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6839C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #E6839C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6839c; }
.text { color: #e6839c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6839c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 131 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6839c, #e69b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6839C?: #E6839C is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Xoxo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6839C?: The RGB value is 230, 131, 156: 230 red, 131 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6839C?: The complementary color is #83E6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6839C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.