What color is #E58787?

#E58787 is a light, moderate red known as Boho Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Boho Blush?

The RGB value is 229, 135, 135: 229 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Boho Blush?

The complementary color is #87E5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E58787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Boho Blush color: hex code #E58787

#E58787 rgb(229, 135, 135)

Shades of pink

Boho Blush has the hex code #E58787. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 52.9% green and 52.9% blue (229, 135, 135).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 64% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

Boho Blush (#E58787) color codes

HEX	`#E58787`
RGB	`rgb(229, 135, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 52.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 64%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 41%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, 35.88, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 39.14, 23.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.353, 35.739, 27.427)`
Decimal	`15042439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Boho Blush, 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 #E58787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E58787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #E58787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e58787; }
.text { color: #e58787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e58787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 135 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e58787, #e5b687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E58787 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E58787?: #E58787 is a light, moderate red known as Boho Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Boho Blush?: The RGB value is 229, 135, 135: 229 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Boho Blush?: The complementary color is #87E5E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E58787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.