What color is #E69C9D?

#E69C9D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cosy Summer Sunset. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E69C9D?

The RGB value is 230, 156, 157: 230 red, 156 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E69C9D?

The complementary color is #9CE6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E69C9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E69C9D color

#E69C9D rgb(230, 156, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E69C9D is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 61.2% green and 61.6% blue (230, 156, 157).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 60% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Cosy Summer Sunset (#EB9F9F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#E69C9D color codes

HEX	`#E69C9D`
RGB	`rgb(230, 156, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 61.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 60%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 32%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.58, 27.76, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.58, 29.77, 21.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.609, 43.038, 37.533)`
Decimal	`15113373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E69C9D, 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 #E69C9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E69C9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #E69C9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e69c9d; }
.text { color: #e69c9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e69c9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 156 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e69c9d, #e6c09c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E69C9D?: #E69C9D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cosy Summer Sunset. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E69C9D?: The RGB value is 230, 156, 157: 230 red, 156 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E69C9D?: The complementary color is #9CE6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E69C9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.