What color is #E9A7A7?

#E9A7A7 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cosy Summer Sunset. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9A7A7?

The RGB value is 233, 167, 167: 233 red, 167 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9A7A7?

The complementary color is #A7E9E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9A7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9A7A7 color

#E9A7A7 rgb(233, 167, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E9A7A7 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 65.5% green and 65.5% blue (233, 167, 167).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 60% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cosy Summer Sunset (#EB9F9F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#E9A7A7 color codes

HEX	`#E9A7A7`
RGB	`rgb(233, 167, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 65.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 60%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, 24.32, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 26.18, 21.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.399, 47.754, 42.904)`
Decimal	`15312807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9A7A7, 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 #E9A7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9A7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #E9A7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9a7a7; }
.text { color: #e9a7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9a7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 167 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9a7a7, #e9c8a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #E9A7A7?: #E9A7A7 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cosy Summer Sunset. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9A7A7?: The RGB value is 233, 167, 167: 233 red, 167 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9A7A7?: The complementary color is #A7E9E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9A7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.