What color is #E69DD1?

#E69DD1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Violet Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E69DD1?

The RGB value is 230, 157, 209: 230 red, 157 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E69DD1?

The complementary color is #9DE6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E69DD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E69DD1 color

#E69DD1 rgb(230, 157, 209)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E69DD1 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 61.6% green and 82% blue (230, 157, 209).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 59% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Violet Kiss (#F0A0D1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#E69DD1 color codes

HEX	`#E69DD1`
RGB	`rgb(230, 157, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 61.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 59%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 32%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, 34.97, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 38.25, 336.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.198, 45.543, 66.14)`
Decimal	`15113681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E69DD1, 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 #E69DD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E69DD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #E69DD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e69dd1; }
.text { color: #e69dd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e69dd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 157 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e69dd1, #e69dac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #E69DD1?: #E69DD1 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Violet Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E69DD1?: The RGB value is 230, 157, 209: 230 red, 157 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E69DD1?: The complementary color is #9DE6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E69DD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.