What color is #E8A3B1?

#E8A3B1 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 #E8A3B1?

The RGB value is 232, 163, 177: 232 red, 163 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8A3B1?

The complementary color is #A3E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8A3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8A3B1 color

#E8A3B1 rgb(232, 163, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8A3B1 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 63.9% green and 69.4% blue (232, 163, 177).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 60% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#E8A3B1 color codes

HEX	`#E8A3B1`
RGB	`rgb(232, 163, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 63.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 60%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 30%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.89, 27.47, 3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.89, 27.64, 6.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.313, 46.528, 47.706)`
Decimal	`15246257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8A3B1, 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 #E8A3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8A3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #E8A3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8a3b1; }
.text { color: #e8a3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8a3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 163 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8a3b1, #e8b8a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8A3B1?: #E8A3B1 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 #E8A3B1?: The RGB value is 232, 163, 177: 232 red, 163 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8A3B1?: The complementary color is #A3E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8A3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.