What color is #EAA7CD?

#EAA7CD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Elastic Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAA7CD?

The RGB value is 234, 167, 205: 234 red, 167 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAA7CD?

The complementary color is #A7EAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAA7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAA7CD color

#EAA7CD rgb(234, 167, 205)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAA7CD is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 65.5% green and 80.4% blue (234, 167, 205).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 61% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Elastic Pink (#ECA6CA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#EAA7CD color codes

HEX	`#EAA7CD`
RGB	`rgb(234, 167, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 65.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 61%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.79, 30.34, -9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.79, 31.78, 342.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.77, 49.54, 64.212)`
Decimal	`15378381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAA7CD, 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 #EAA7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAA7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #EAA7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaa7cd; }
.text { color: #eaa7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaa7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 167 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaa7cd, #eaa7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #EAA7CD?: #EAA7CD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Elastic Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAA7CD?: The RGB value is 234, 167, 205: 234 red, 167 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAA7CD?: The complementary color is #A7EAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAA7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.