What color is #E35A63?

#E35A63 is a light, moderate red known as Aphrodisiac. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aphrodisiac?

The RGB value is 227, 90, 99: 227 red, 90 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aphrodisiac?

The complementary color is #5AE3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E35A63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aphrodisiac color: hex code #E35A63

#E35A63 rgb(227, 90, 99)

Shades of red

Aphrodisiac has the hex code #E35A63. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 35.3% green and 38.8% blue (227, 90, 99).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 71% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 56% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

Aphrodisiac (#E35A63) color codes

HEX	`#E35A63`
RGB	`rgb(227, 90, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 35.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 71%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 60%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 56%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.63, 53.94, 22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.63, 58.62, 23.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.59, 24.549, 14.561)`
Decimal	`14899811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aphrodisiac, 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 #E35A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E35A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E35A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e35a63; }
.text { color: #e35a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e35a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 90 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e35a63, #e3955a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

See #E35A63 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E35A63?: #E35A63 is a light, moderate red known as Aphrodisiac. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aphrodisiac?: The RGB value is 227, 90, 99: 227 red, 90 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aphrodisiac?: The complementary color is #5AE3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E35A63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.