What color is #E69BA8?

#E69BA8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E69BA8?

The RGB value is 230, 155, 168: 230 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E69BA8?

The complementary color is #9BE6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E69BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E69BA8 color

#E69BA8 rgb(230, 155, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E69BA8 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 60.8% green and 65.9% blue (230, 155, 168).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 60% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 27% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Brandywine Spritz (#E69DAD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#E69BA8 color codes

HEX	`#E69BA8`
RGB	`rgb(230, 155, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 60.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 60%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 33%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 27%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, 29.75, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 30.12, 9.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.424, 43.096, 42.648)`
Decimal	`15113128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E69BA8, 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 #E69BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E69BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #E69BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e69ba8; }
.text { color: #e69ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e69ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 155 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e69ba8, #e6b49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E69BA8?: #E69BA8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E69BA8?: The RGB value is 230, 155, 168: 230 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E69BA8?: The complementary color is #9BE6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E69BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.