What color is #EB68AD?

#EB68AD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fugitive Flamingo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EB68AD?

The RGB value is 235, 104, 173: 235 red, 104 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EB68AD?

The complementary color is #68EBA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EB68AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EB68AD color

#EB68AD rgb(235, 104, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EB68AD is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 40.8% green and 67.8% blue (235, 104, 173).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 77% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 26% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Fugitive Flamingo (#EE66AA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#EB68AD color codes

HEX	`#EB68AD`
RGB	`rgb(235, 104, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 40.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 77%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 56%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 26%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.16, 57.83, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.16, 59.05, 348.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.756, 30.584, 42.968)`
Decimal	`15427757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EB68AD, 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 #EB68AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EB68AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #EB68AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eb68ad; }
.text { color: #eb68ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb68ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 104 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eb68ad, #eb686c); }

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Questions

What color is #EB68AD?: #EB68AD is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fugitive Flamingo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EB68AD?: The RGB value is 235, 104, 173: 235 red, 104 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EB68AD?: The complementary color is #68EBA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EB68AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.