What color is #E9A1B3?

#E9A1B3 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9A1B3?

The RGB value is 233, 161, 179: 233 red, 161 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9A1B3?

The complementary color is #A1E9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9A1B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9A1B3 color

#E9A1B3 rgb(233, 161, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9A1B3 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 63.1% green and 70.2% blue (233, 161, 179).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 62% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 23% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Brandywine Spritz (#E69DAD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#E9A1B3 color codes

HEX	`#E9A1B3`
RGB	`rgb(233, 161, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 63.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 62%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 31%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 23%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, 29.19, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 29.23, 3.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.487, 46.071, 48.662)`
Decimal	`15311283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9A1B3, 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 #E9A1B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9A1B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #E9A1B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9a1b3; }
.text { color: #e9a1b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9a1b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 161 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9a1b3, #e9b3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9A1B3?: #E9A1B3 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Brandywine Spritz. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9A1B3?: The RGB value is 233, 161, 179: 233 red, 161 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9A1B3?: The complementary color is #A1E9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9A1B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.