What color is #E6A09F?

#E6A09F 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 #E6A09F?

The RGB value is 230, 160, 159: 230 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6A09F?

The complementary color is #9FE5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6A09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6A09F color

#E6A09F rgb(230, 160, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6A09F is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 62.7% green and 62.4% blue (230, 160, 159).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 59% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 31% 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 9.89:1).

#E6A09F color codes

HEX	`#E6A09F`
RGB	`rgb(230, 160, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 62.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 59%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 31%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 31%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.54, 25.88, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.54, 28.13, 23.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.463, 44.471, 38.667)`
Decimal	`15114399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6A09F, 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 #E6A09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6A09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #E6A09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6a09f; }
.text { color: #e6a09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6a09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 160 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6a09f, #e6c49f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6A09F?: #E6A09F 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 #E6A09F?: The RGB value is 230, 160, 159: 230 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6A09F?: The complementary color is #9FE5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6A09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.