What color is #E87ACE?

#E87ACE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Rose Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E87ACE?

The RGB value is 232, 122, 206: 232 red, 122 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E87ACE?

The complementary color is #7AE894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87ACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E87ACE color

#E87ACE rgb(232, 122, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E87ACE is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 47.8% green and 80.8% blue (232, 122, 206).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Rose Pink (#FF66CC), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#E87ACE color codes

HEX	`#E87ACE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 122, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 47.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 47%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, 53.15, -24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 58.56, 335.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.379, 35.535, 62.533)`
Decimal	`15235790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E87ACE, 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 #E87ACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87ACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #E87ACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87ace; }
.text { color: #e87ace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87ace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 122 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87ace, #e87a97); }

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Questions

What color is #E87ACE?: #E87ACE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Rose Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E87ACE?: The RGB value is 232, 122, 206: 232 red, 122 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E87ACE?: The complementary color is #7AE894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87ACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.