What color is #E88CA0?

#E88CA0 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Xoxo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E88CA0?

The RGB value is 232, 140, 160: 232 red, 140 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E88CA0?

The complementary color is #8CE8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E88CA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E88CA0 color

#E88CA0 rgb(232, 140, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E88CA0 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 54.9% green and 62.7% blue (232, 140, 160).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 67% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 31% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Xoxo (#F08497), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#E88CA0 color codes

HEX	`#E88CA0`
RGB	`rgb(232, 140, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 54.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 67%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 40%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 31%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, 37.33, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 37.61, 6.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.004, 38.454, 38.092)`
Decimal	`15240352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E88CA0, 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 #E88CA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E88CA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #E88CA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e88ca0; }
.text { color: #e88ca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e88ca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 140 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e88ca0, #e8a68c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E88CA0?: #E88CA0 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Xoxo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E88CA0?: The RGB value is 232, 140, 160: 232 red, 140 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E88CA0?: The complementary color is #8CE8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E88CA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.