What color is #E6A892?

#E6A892 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shy Champagne Blush. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6A892?

The RGB value is 230, 168, 146: 230 red, 168 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6A892?

The complementary color is #92D0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6A892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6A892 color

#E6A892 rgb(230, 168, 146)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E6A892 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 65.9% green and 57.3% blue (230, 168, 146).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 63% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 37% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Shy Champagne Blush (#DEA392), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#E6A892 color codes

HEX	`#E6A892`
RGB	`rgb(230, 168, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 65.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 63%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 37%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, 19.99, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 28.53, 45.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.826, 46.907, 33.513)`
Decimal	`15116434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6A892, 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 #E6A892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6A892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #E6A892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6a892; }
.text { color: #e6a892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6a892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 168 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6a892, #e6d292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #E6A892?: #E6A892 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Shy Champagne Blush. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6A892?: The RGB value is 230, 168, 146: 230 red, 168 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6A892?: The complementary color is #92D0E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6A892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.