What color is #E10646?

#E10646 is a vivid rose known as Cherry Velvet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cherry Velvet?

The RGB value is 225, 6, 70: 225 red, 6 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cherry Velvet?

The complementary color is #06E1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E10646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cherry Velvet color: hex code #E10646

#E10646 rgb(225, 6, 70)

Shades of pink

Cherry Velvet has the hex code #E10646. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 2.4% green and 27.5% blue (225, 6, 70).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 95% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 69% yellow and 12% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

Cherry Velvet (#E10646) color codes

HEX	`#E10646`
RGB	`rgb(225, 6, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 2.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 95%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 97%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 69%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.73, 73.94, 28.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.73, 79.29, 21.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.226, 16.585, 7.298)`
Decimal	`14747206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cherry Velvet, 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 #E10646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E10646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	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 #E10646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e10646; }
.text { color: #e10646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e10646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 6 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e10646, #e13306); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E10646 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E10646?: #E10646 is a vivid rose known as Cherry Velvet. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cherry Velvet?: The RGB value is 225, 6, 70: 225 red, 6 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cherry Velvet?: The complementary color is #06E1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E10646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.