What color is #E69BCE?

#E69BCE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E69BCE?

The RGB value is 230, 155, 206: 230 red, 155 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E69BCE?

The complementary color is #9BE6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E69BCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E69BCE color

#E69BCE rgb(230, 155, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E69BCE is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 60.8% green and 80.8% blue (230, 155, 206).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 60% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pearly Pink (#EE99CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#E69BCE color codes

HEX	`#E69BCE`
RGB	`rgb(230, 155, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 60.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 60%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 33%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.71, 35.53, -14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.71, 38.44, 337.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.495, 44.725, 64.09)`
Decimal	`15113166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E69BCE, 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 #E69BCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E69BCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #E69BCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e69bce; }
.text { color: #e69bce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e69bce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 155 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e69bce, #e69ba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E69BCE?: #E69BCE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E69BCE?: The RGB value is 230, 155, 206: 230 red, 155 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E69BCE?: The complementary color is #9BE6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E69BCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.