What color is #EAC2C9?

#EAC2C9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAC2C9?

The RGB value is 234, 194, 201: 234 red, 194 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAC2C9?

The complementary color is #C2EAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAC2C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAC2C9 color

#EAC2C9 rgb(234, 194, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAC2C9 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 76.1% green and 78.8% blue (234, 194, 201).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 49% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Blush (#E9C4CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#EAC2C9 color codes

HEX	`#EAC2C9`
RGB	`rgb(234, 194, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 76.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 49%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82, 15.3, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82, 15.41, 6.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.766, 60.295, 63.526)`
Decimal	`15385289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAC2C9, 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 #EAC2C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAC2C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #EAC2C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eac2c9; }
.text { color: #eac2c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eac2c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 194 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eac2c9, #eacfc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #EAC2C9?: #EAC2C9 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Light Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAC2C9?: The RGB value is 234, 194, 201: 234 red, 194 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAC2C9?: The complementary color is #C2EAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAC2C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.