What color is #E887A2?

#E887A2 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Mangala Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E887A2?

The RGB value is 232, 135, 162: 232 red, 135 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E887A2?

The complementary color is #87E8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E887A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E887A2 color

#E887A2 rgb(232, 135, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E887A2 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 52.9% green and 63.5% blue (232, 135, 162).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 68% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 30% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mangala Pink (#E781A6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#E887A2 color codes

HEX	`#E887A2`
RGB	`rgb(232, 135, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 52.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 68%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 42%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 30%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, 40.19, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 40.24, 2.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.466, 37.096, 38.783)`
Decimal	`15239074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E887A2, 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 #E887A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E887A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #E887A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e887a2; }
.text { color: #e887a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e887a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 135 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e887a2, #e89c87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E887A2?: #E887A2 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Mangala Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E887A2?: The RGB value is 232, 135, 162: 232 red, 135 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E887A2?: The complementary color is #87E8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E887A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.