What color is #E896C6?

#E896C6 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E896C6?

The RGB value is 232, 150, 198: 232 red, 150 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E896C6?

The complementary color is #96E8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E896C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E896C6 color

#E896C6 rgb(232, 150, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E896C6 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 58.8% green and 77.6% blue (232, 150, 198).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 64% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 15% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pearly Pink (#EE99CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#E896C6 color codes

HEX	`#E896C6`
RGB	`rgb(232, 150, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 58.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 64%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 35%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 15%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.59, 37.55, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.59, 39.39, 342.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.378, 43.049, 58.86)`
Decimal	`15242950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E896C6, 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 #E896C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E896C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #E896C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e896c6; }
.text { color: #e896c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e896c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 150 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e896c6, #e8969d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E896C6?: #E896C6 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pearly Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E896C6?: The RGB value is 232, 150, 198: 232 red, 150 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E896C6?: The complementary color is #96E8B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E896C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.