What color is #E6ABB6?

#E6ABB6 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6ABB6?

The RGB value is 230, 171, 182: 230 red, 171 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6ABB6?

The complementary color is #ABE6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6ABB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6ABB6 color

#E6ABB6 rgb(230, 171, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6ABB6 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 67.1% green and 71.4% blue (230, 171, 182).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 54% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#E6ABB6 color codes

HEX	`#E6ABB6`
RGB	`rgb(230, 171, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 67.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 54%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 26%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, 23.2, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 23.38, 7.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.64, 49.329, 50.838)`
Decimal	`15117238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6ABB6, 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 #E6ABB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6ABB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #E6ABB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6abb6; }
.text { color: #e6abb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6abb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 171 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6abb6, #e6bdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E6ABB6?: #E6ABB6 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6ABB6?: The RGB value is 230, 171, 182: 230 red, 171 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6ABB6?: The complementary color is #ABE6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6ABB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.