What color is #E898D5?

#E898D5 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E898D5?

The RGB value is 232, 152, 213: 232 red, 152 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E898D5?

The complementary color is #98E8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E898D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E898D5 color

#E898D5 rgb(232, 152, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E898D5 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 59.6% green and 83.5% blue (232, 152, 213).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 63% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#E898D5 color codes

HEX	`#E898D5`
RGB	`rgb(232, 152, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 59.6%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 63%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 34%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, 38.95, -18.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 43.25, 334.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.517, 44.419, 68.535)`
Decimal	`15243477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E898D5, 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 #E898D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E898D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #E898D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e898d5; }
.text { color: #e898d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e898d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 152 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e898d5, #e898ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #E898D5?: #E898D5 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E898D5?: The RGB value is 232, 152, 213: 232 red, 152 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E898D5?: The complementary color is #98E8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E898D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.