What color is #E8ACAE?

#E8ACAE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8ACAE?

The RGB value is 232, 172, 174: 232 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8ACAE?

The complementary color is #ACE8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8ACAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8ACAE color

#E8ACAE rgb(232, 172, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E8ACAE is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 67.5% green and 68.2% blue (232, 172, 174).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 57% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Deeply Embarrassed (#ECB2B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#E8ACAE color codes

HEX	`#E8ACAE`
RGB	`rgb(232, 172, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 67.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 57%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, 22.24, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 23.51, 18.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.672, 49.72, 46.701)`
Decimal	`15248558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8ACAE, 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 #E8ACAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8ACAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #E8ACAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8acae; }
.text { color: #e8acae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8acae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 172 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8acae, #e8c8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E8ACAE?: #E8ACAE is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Deeply Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8ACAE?: The RGB value is 232, 172, 174: 232 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8ACAE?: The complementary color is #ACE8E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8ACAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.