What color is #EAA3B5?

#EAA3B5 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAA3B5?

The RGB value is 234, 163, 181: 234 red, 163 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAA3B5?

The complementary color is #A3EAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAA3B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAA3B5 color

#EAA3B5 rgb(234, 163, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAA3B5 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 63.9% green and 71% blue (234, 163, 181).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 63% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Rose Elegance (#E9A1B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#EAA3B5 color codes

HEX	`#EAA3B5`
RGB	`rgb(234, 163, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 63.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 63%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 30%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 23%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, 28.77, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 28.8, 2.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.37, 47.026, 49.868)`
Decimal	`15377333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAA3B5, 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 #EAA3B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAA3B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #EAA3B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaa3b5; }
.text { color: #eaa3b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaa3b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 163 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaa3b5, #eab4a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #EAA3B5?: #EAA3B5 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Rose Elegance. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAA3B5?: The RGB value is 234, 163, 181: 234 red, 163 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAA3B5?: The complementary color is #A3EAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAA3B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.