What color is #EA8B98?

#EA8B98 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA8B98?

The RGB value is 234, 139, 152: 234 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA8B98?

The complementary color is #8BEADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA8B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA8B98 color

#EA8B98 rgb(234, 139, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EA8B98 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 54.5% green and 59.6% blue (234, 139, 152).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 69% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 35% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#EA8B98 color codes

HEX	`#EA8B98`
RGB	`rgb(234, 139, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 54.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 69%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 41%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 35%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, 37.58, 8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 38.6, 13.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.834, 38.229, 34.507)`
Decimal	`15371160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA8B98, 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 #EA8B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA8B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #EA8B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea8b98; }
.text { color: #ea8b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea8b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 139 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea8b98, #eaad8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EA8B98?: #EA8B98 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA8B98?: The RGB value is 234, 139, 152: 234 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA8B98?: The complementary color is #8BEADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA8B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.