What color is #E89BC7?

#E89BC7 is a light, moderate rose known as Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E89BC7?

The RGB value is 232, 155, 199: 232 red, 155 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E89BC7?

The complementary color is #9BE8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E89BC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E89BC7 color

#E89BC7 rgb(232, 155, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E89BC7 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 60.8% green and 78% blue (232, 155, 199).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

This exact color is also called Sultan of Pink.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#E89BC7 color codes

HEX	`#E89BC7`
RGB	`rgb(232, 155, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 60.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.71, 35.06, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.71, 36.68, 342.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.309, 44.725, 59.741)`
Decimal	`15244231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E89BC7, 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 #E89BC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E89BC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #E89BC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e89bc7; }
.text { color: #e89bc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e89bc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 155 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e89bc7, #e89ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E89BC7?: #E89BC7 is a light, moderate rose known as Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E89BC7?: The RGB value is 232, 155, 199: 232 red, 155 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E89BC7?: The complementary color is #9BE8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E89BC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.