What color is #E6ACC0?

#E6ACC0 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6ACC0?

The RGB value is 230, 172, 192: 230 red, 172 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6ACC0?

The complementary color is #ACE6D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6ACC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6ACC0 color

#E6ACC0 rgb(230, 172, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E6ACC0 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 67.5% green and 75.3% blue (230, 172, 192).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 54% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Little Princess (#E6AAC1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#E6ACC0 color codes

HEX	`#E6ACC0`
RGB	`rgb(230, 172, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 67.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 54%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 25%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.15, 24.19, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.15, 24.26, 355.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.9, 50.136, 56.539)`
Decimal	`15117504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6ACC0, 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 #E6ACC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E6ACC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #E6ACC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6acc0; }
.text { color: #e6acc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6acc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 172 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6acc0, #e6b5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #E6ACC0?: #E6ACC0 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Little Princess. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6ACC0?: The RGB value is 230, 172, 192: 230 red, 172 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6ACC0?: The complementary color is #ACE6D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6ACC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.