What color is #EAC9E1?

#EAC9E1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAC9E1?

The RGB value is 234, 201, 225: 234 red, 201 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAC9E1?

The complementary color is #C9EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAC9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAC9E1 color

#EAC9E1 rgb(234, 201, 225)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EAC9E1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 78.8% green and 88.2% blue (234, 201, 225).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 44% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Dreams (#ECCEE5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#EAC9E1 color codes

HEX	`#EAC9E1`
RGB	`rgb(234, 201, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 78.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 44%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.33, 15.62, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.33, 17.36, 334.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.407, 64.703, 80.105)`
Decimal	`15387105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAC9E1, 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 #EAC9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAC9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #EAC9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eac9e1; }
.text { color: #eac9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eac9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 201 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eac9e1, #eac9d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #EAC9E1?: #EAC9E1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Sweet Dreams. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAC9E1?: The RGB value is 234, 201, 225: 234 red, 201 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAC9E1?: The complementary color is #C9EAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAC9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.