What color is #E86DAB?

#E86DAB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fugitive Flamingo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E86DAB?

The RGB value is 232, 109, 171: 232 red, 109 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E86DAB?

The complementary color is #6DE8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E86DAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E86DAB color

#E86DAB rgb(232, 109, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E86DAB is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 42.7% green and 67.1% blue (232, 109, 171).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 73% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fugitive Flamingo (#EE66AA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#E86DAB color codes

HEX	`#E86DAB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 109, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 42.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 73%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 53%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 54.32, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 55.28, 349.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.1, 31.037, 42.083)`
Decimal	`15232427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E86DAB, 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 #E86DAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E86DAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #E86DAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e86dab; }
.text { color: #e86dab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e86dab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 109 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e86dab, #e86d6d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E86DAB?: #E86DAB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fugitive Flamingo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E86DAB?: The RGB value is 232, 109, 171: 232 red, 109 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E86DAB?: The complementary color is #6DE8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E86DAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.