What color is #E68FBB?

#E68FBB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E68FBB?

The RGB value is 230, 143, 187: 230 red, 143 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E68FBB?

The complementary color is #8FE6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E68FBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E68FBB color

#E68FBB rgb(230, 143, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E68FBB is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 56.1% green and 73.3% blue (230, 143, 187).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 64% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 19% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#E68FBB color codes

HEX	`#E68FBB`
RGB	`rgb(230, 143, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 56.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 64%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 38%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 19%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.51, 38.84, -8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.51, 39.86, 347.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.426, 40.059, 52.028)`
Decimal	`15110075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E68FBB, 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 #E68FBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E68FBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #E68FBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e68fbb; }
.text { color: #e68fbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e68fbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 143 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e68fbb, #e68f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E68FBB?: #E68FBB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E68FBB?: The RGB value is 230, 143, 187: 230 red, 143 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E68FBB?: The complementary color is #8FE6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E68FBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.