What color is #E993A8?

#E993A8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E993A8?

The RGB value is 233, 147, 168: 233 red, 147 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E993A8?

The complementary color is #93E9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E993A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E993A8 color

#E993A8 rgb(233, 147, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E993A8 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 57.6% green and 65.9% blue (233, 147, 168).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 66% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Piggy (#EF98AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#E993A8 color codes

HEX	`#E993A8`
RGB	`rgb(233, 147, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 57.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 66%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 37%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, 35.07, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 35.18, 4.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.107, 41.022, 42.264)`
Decimal	`15307688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E993A8, 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 #E993A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E993A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #E993A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e993a8; }
.text { color: #e993a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e993a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 147 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e993a8, #e9a993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

Questions

What color is #E993A8?: #E993A8 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E993A8?: The RGB value is 233, 147, 168: 233 red, 147 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E993A8?: The complementary color is #93E9D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E993A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.