What color is #EA189C?

#EA189C is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Love Vessel. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA189C?

The RGB value is 234, 24, 156: 234 red, 24 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA189C?

The complementary color is #18EA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA189C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA189C color

#EA189C rgb(234, 24, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EA189C is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 9.4% green and 61.2% blue (234, 24, 156).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 83% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 33% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Love Vessel (#EE0099), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#EA189C color codes

HEX	`#EA189C`
RGB	`rgb(234, 24, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 9.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 83%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 90%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 33%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, 80.45, -16.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 82.16, 348.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.262, 20.551, 33.293)`
Decimal	`15341724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA189C, 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 #EA189C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EA189C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	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 #EA189C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea189c; }
.text { color: #ea189c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea189c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 24 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea189c, #ea1833); }

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Questions

What color is #EA189C?: #EA189C is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Love Vessel. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA189C?: The RGB value is 234, 24, 156: 234 red, 24 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA189C?: The complementary color is #18EA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA189C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.