What color is #EAA0CB?

#EAA0CB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAA0CB?

The RGB value is 234, 160, 203: 234 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAA0CB?

The complementary color is #A0EABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAA0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAA0CB color

#EAA0CB rgb(234, 160, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAA0CB is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 62.7% green and 79.6% blue (234, 160, 203).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 64% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#EAA0CB color codes

HEX	`#EAA0CB`
RGB	`rgb(234, 160, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 62.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 64%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 32%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 13%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.16, 33.73, -10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.16, 35.42, 342.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.282, 46.949, 62.533)`
Decimal	`15376587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAA0CB, 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 #EAA0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAA0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #EAA0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaa0cb; }
.text { color: #eaa0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaa0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 160 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaa0cb, #eaa0a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #EAA0CB?: #EAA0CB is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAA0CB?: The RGB value is 234, 160, 203: 234 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAA0CB?: The complementary color is #A0EABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAA0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.