What color is #E89EA3?

#E89EA3 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 #E89EA3?

The RGB value is 232, 158, 163: 232 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E89EA3?

The complementary color is #9EE8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E89EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E89EA3 color

#E89EA3 rgb(232, 158, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E89EA3 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 62% green and 63.9% blue (232, 158, 163).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 62% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 30% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Floyd (#EB9A9D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#E89EA3 color codes

HEX	`#E89EA3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 158, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 62%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 62%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 32%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 30%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.4, 28.21, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.4, 29.51, 17.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.118, 44.257, 40.441)`
Decimal	`15244963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E89EA3, 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 #E89EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E89EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #E89EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e89ea3; }
.text { color: #e89ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e89ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 158 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e89ea3, #e8be9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E89EA3?: #E89EA3 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 #E89EA3?: The RGB value is 232, 158, 163: 232 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E89EA3?: The complementary color is #9EE8E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E89EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.