What color is #E7AAAF?

#E7AAAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7AAAF?

The RGB value is 231, 170, 175: 231 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7AAAF?

The complementary color is #AAE7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7AAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7AAAF color

#E7AAAF rgb(231, 170, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7AAAF is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 66.7% green and 68.6% blue (231, 170, 175).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#E7AAAF color codes

HEX	`#E7AAAF`
RGB	`rgb(231, 170, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 66.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.35, 23.08, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.35, 23.92, 15.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.068, 48.836, 47.075)`
Decimal	`15182511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7AAAF, 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 #E7AAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7AAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #E7AAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7aaaf; }
.text { color: #e7aaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7aaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 170 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7aaaf, #e7c3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E7AAAF?: #E7AAAF is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7AAAF?: The RGB value is 231, 170, 175: 231 red, 170 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7AAAF?: The complementary color is #AAE7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7AAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.