What color is #E7AACE?

#E7AACE is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7AACE?

The RGB value is 231, 170, 206: 231 red, 170 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7AACE?

The complementary color is #AAE7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7AACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7AACE color

#E7AACE rgb(231, 170, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E7AACE is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 66.7% green and 80.8% blue (231, 170, 206).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Bliss (#E3ABCE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#E7AACE color codes

HEX	`#E7AACE`
RGB	`rgb(231, 170, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 66.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.19, 27.87, -9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.19, 29.43, 341.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.47, 50.197, 64.99)`
Decimal	`15182542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7AACE, 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 #E7AACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7AACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #E7AACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7aace; }
.text { color: #e7aace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7aace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 170 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7aace, #e7aaaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E7AACE?: #E7AACE is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Bliss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7AACE?: The RGB value is 231, 170, 206: 231 red, 170 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7AACE?: The complementary color is #AAE7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7AACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.