What color is #EA8EA3?

#EA8EA3 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 #EA8EA3?

The RGB value is 234, 142, 163: 234 red, 142 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA8EA3?

The complementary color is #8EEAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA8EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA8EA3 color

#EA8EA3 rgb(234, 142, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EA8EA3 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 55.7% green and 63.9% blue (234, 142, 163).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 69% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 30% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Piggy (#EF98AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#EA8EA3 color codes

HEX	`#EA8EA3`
RGB	`rgb(234, 142, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 55.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 69%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 39%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 30%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.1, 37.39, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.1, 37.6, 6.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.217, 39.487, 39.62)`
Decimal	`15371939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA8EA3, 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 #EA8EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA8EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #EA8EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea8ea3; }
.text { color: #ea8ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea8ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 142 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea8ea3, #eaa78e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EA8EA3?: #EA8EA3 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 #EA8EA3?: The RGB value is 234, 142, 163: 234 red, 142 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA8EA3?: The complementary color is #8EEAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA8EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.