What color is #E8A2AB?

#E8A2AB is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8A2AB?

The RGB value is 232, 162, 171: 232 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8A2AB?

The complementary color is #A2E8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8A2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8A2AB color

#E8A2AB rgb(232, 162, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8A2AB is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 63.5% green and 67.1% blue (232, 162, 171).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 60% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#E8A2AB color codes

HEX	`#E8A2AB`
RGB	`rgb(232, 162, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 63.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 60%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 30%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.51, 27.16, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.51, 27.78, 12.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.551, 45.94, 44.567)`
Decimal	`15245995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8A2AB, 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 #E8A2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8A2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #E8A2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8a2ab; }
.text { color: #e8a2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8a2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 162 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8a2ab, #e8bca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8A2AB?: #E8A2AB is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8A2AB?: The RGB value is 232, 162, 171: 232 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8A2AB?: The complementary color is #A2E8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8A2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.