What color is #E68CAA?

#E68CAA 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 #E68CAA?

The RGB value is 230, 140, 170: 230 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E68CAA?

The complementary color is #8CE6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E68CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E68CAA color

#E68CAA rgb(230, 140, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E68CAA is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (230, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 64% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 26% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pomelo Red (#E38FAC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#E68CAA color codes

HEX	`#E68CAA`
RGB	`rgb(230, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 64%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 39%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 26%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, 37.96, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 37.97, 358.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.268, 38.485, 42.856)`
Decimal	`15109290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E68CAA, 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 #E68CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E68CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #E68CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e68caa; }
.text { color: #e68caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e68caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e68caa, #e69b8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E68CAA?: #E68CAA 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 #E68CAA?: The RGB value is 230, 140, 170: 230 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E68CAA?: The complementary color is #8CE6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E68CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.