What color is #E88ABF?

#E88ABF is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E88ABF?

The RGB value is 232, 138, 191: 232 red, 138 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E88ABF?

The complementary color is #8AE8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E88ABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E88ABF color

#E88ABF rgb(232, 138, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E88ABF is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 54.1% green and 74.9% blue (232, 138, 191).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 67% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bubblegum Beam (#F887C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#E88ABF color codes

HEX	`#E88ABF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 138, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 54.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 67%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 41%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, 42.73, -12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 44.43, 344.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.772, 39.098, 54.1)`
Decimal	`15239871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E88ABF, 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 #E88ABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E88ABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #E88ABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e88abf; }
.text { color: #e88abf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e88abf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 138 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e88abf, #e88a90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #E88ABF?: #E88ABF is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bubblegum Beam. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E88ABF?: The RGB value is 232, 138, 191: 232 red, 138 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E88ABF?: The complementary color is #8AE8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E88ABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.