What color is #EAAEB9?

#EAAEB9 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Ibis. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAAEB9?

The RGB value is 234, 174, 185: 234 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAAEB9?

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

Is black or white text better on #EAAEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAAEB9 color

#EAAEB9 rgb(234, 174, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAAEB9 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 68.2% green and 72.5% blue (234, 174, 185).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 59% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ibis (#F4B3C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#EAAEB9 color codes

HEX	`#EAAEB9`
RGB	`rgb(234, 174, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 68.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 59%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.84, 23.49, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.84, 23.68, 7.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.825, 51.27, 52.74)`
Decimal	`15380153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAAEB9, 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 #EAAEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAAEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #EAAEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaaeb9; }
.text { color: #eaaeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaaeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 174 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaaeb9, #eac1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #EAAEB9?: #EAAEB9 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Ibis. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAAEB9?: The RGB value is 234, 174, 185: 234 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAAEB9?: The complementary color is #AEEADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAAEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.