What color is #E68BA3?

#E68BA3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pomelo Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E68BA3?

The RGB value is 230, 139, 163: 230 red, 139 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E68BA3?

The complementary color is #8BE6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E68BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E68BA3 color

#E68BA3 rgb(230, 139, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E68BA3 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 54.5% green and 63.9% blue (230, 139, 163).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 65% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 29% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pomelo Red (#E38FAC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#E68BA3 color codes

HEX	`#E68BA3`
RGB	`rgb(230, 139, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 54.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 65%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 40%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 29%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.97, 37.53, 2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.97, 37.6, 3.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.478, 37.936, 39.412)`
Decimal	`15109027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E68BA3, 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 #E68BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E68BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #E68BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e68ba3; }
.text { color: #e68ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e68ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 139 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e68ba3, #e6a08b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E68BA3?: #E68BA3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pomelo Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E68BA3?: The RGB value is 230, 139, 163: 230 red, 139 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E68BA3?: The complementary color is #8BE6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E68BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.