What color is #E8A2D3?

#E8A2D3 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Violet Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8A2D3?

The RGB value is 232, 162, 211: 232 red, 162 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8A2D3?

The complementary color is #A2E8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8A2D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8A2D3 color

#E8A2D3 rgb(232, 162, 211)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8A2D3 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 63.5% green and 82.7% blue (232, 162, 211).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 60% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Kiss (#F0A0D1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#E8A2D3 color codes

HEX	`#E8A2D3`
RGB	`rgb(232, 162, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 63.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 60%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 30%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, 33.32, -14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 36.33, 336.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.957, 47.702, 67.77)`
Decimal	`15246035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8A2D3, 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 #E8A2D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8A2D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #E8A2D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8a2d3; }
.text { color: #e8a2d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8a2d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 162 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8a2d3, #e8a2b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8A2D3?: #E8A2D3 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Violet Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8A2D3?: The RGB value is 232, 162, 211: 232 red, 162 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8A2D3?: The complementary color is #A2E8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8A2D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.