What color is #E89BCA?

#E89BCA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E89BCA?

The RGB value is 232, 155, 202: 232 red, 155 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E89BCA?

The complementary color is #9BE8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E89BCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E89BCA color

#E89BCA rgb(232, 155, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E89BCA is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 60.8% green and 79.2% blue (232, 155, 202).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#E89BCA color codes

HEX	`#E89BCA`
RGB	`rgb(232, 155, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 60.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 35.55, -12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 37.61, 340.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.661, 44.866, 61.594)`
Decimal	`15244234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E89BCA, 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 #E89BCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E89BCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #E89BCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e89bca; }
.text { color: #e89bca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e89bca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 155 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e89bca, #e89ba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E89BCA?: #E89BCA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E89BCA?: The RGB value is 232, 155, 202: 232 red, 155 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E89BCA?: The complementary color is #9BE8B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E89BCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.