What color is #E8ABC4?

#E8ABC4 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Macaroon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8ABC4?

The RGB value is 232, 171, 196: 232 red, 171 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8ABC4?

The complementary color is #ABE8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8ABC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8ABC4 color

#E8ABC4 rgb(232, 171, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8ABC4 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 67.1% green and 76.9% blue (232, 171, 196).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 57% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Macaroon (#EAACC6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#E8ABC4 color codes

HEX	`#E8ABC4`
RGB	`rgb(232, 171, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 67.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 57%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, 26.06, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 26.35, 351.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.806, 50.27, 58.872)`
Decimal	`15248324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8ABC4, 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 #E8ABC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8ABC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #E8ABC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8abc4; }
.text { color: #e8abc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8abc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 171 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8abc4, #e8b0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #E8ABC4?: #E8ABC4 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Macaroon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8ABC4?: The RGB value is 232, 171, 196: 232 red, 171 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8ABC4?: The complementary color is #ABE8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8ABC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.