What color is #E858A9?

#E858A9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E858A9?

The RGB value is 232, 88, 169: 232 red, 88 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E858A9?

The complementary color is #58E897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E858A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E858A9 color

#E858A9 rgb(232, 88, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E858A9 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 34.5% green and 66.3% blue (232, 88, 169).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 76% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Major Magenta (#F246A7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#E858A9 color codes

HEX	`#E858A9`
RGB	`rgb(232, 88, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 34.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 76%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 62%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 27%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, 63.41, -14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 65.04, 347.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.932, 27.004, 40.427)`
Decimal	`15227049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E858A9, 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 #E858A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E858A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E858A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e858a9; }
.text { color: #e858a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e858a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 88 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e858a9, #e85861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #E858A9?: #E858A9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Major Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E858A9?: The RGB value is 232, 88, 169: 232 red, 88 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E858A9?: The complementary color is #58E897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E858A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.