What color is #E89BA0?

#E89BA0 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 #E89BA0?

The RGB value is 232, 155, 160: 232 red, 155 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E89BA0?

The complementary color is #9BE8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E89BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E89BA0 color

#E89BA0 rgb(232, 155, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E89BA0 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 60.8% green and 62.7% blue (232, 155, 160).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 31% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Floyd (#EB9A9D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#E89BA0 color codes

HEX	`#E89BA0`
RGB	`rgb(232, 155, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 60.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 31%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.65, 29.42, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.65, 30.83, 17.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.347, 43.14, 38.873)`
Decimal	`15244192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E89BA0, 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 #E89BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E89BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #E89BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e89ba0; }
.text { color: #e89ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e89ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 155 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e89ba0, #e8bc9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E89BA0?: #E89BA0 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 #E89BA0?: The RGB value is 232, 155, 160: 232 red, 155 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E89BA0?: The complementary color is #9BE8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E89BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.