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#E495A2

Light Pink · light warm red

About #E495A2

#E495A2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 58% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Pink (ΔE 11.7); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #95E4D7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #E495A2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green149
Blue162

Closest named colours

Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 11.7
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 12.4
Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 15.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E495A2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light pink #E495A2.
2.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light pink #E495A2.
9.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E495A2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E495A2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2A2A2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B5B0A0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F28E9A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E495A2?

#E495A2 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 58% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 11% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #E495A2?

Use black text. Black on #E495A2 has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E495A2?

Its complementary colour is #95E4D7, and analogous partners are #E495CA and #E4B095.