What color is #E8969D?

#E8969D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Floyd. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8969D?

The RGB value is 232, 150, 157: 232 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8969D?

The complementary color is #96E8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8969D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8969D color

#E8969D rgb(232, 150, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8969D is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 58.8% green and 61.6% blue (232, 150, 157).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 64% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 32% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Floyd (#EB9A9D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#E8969D color codes

HEX	`#E8969D`
RGB	`rgb(232, 150, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 58.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 64%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 35%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 32%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.46, 31.69, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.46, 33, 16.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.273, 41.406, 37.236)`
Decimal	`15242909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8969D, 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 #E8969D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8969D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #E8969D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8969d; }
.text { color: #e8969d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8969d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 150 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8969d, #e8b896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8969D?: #E8969D is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Floyd. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8969D?: The RGB value is 232, 150, 157: 232 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8969D?: The complementary color is #96E8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8969D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.