What color is #EA3C53?

#EA3C53 is a vivid red known as Desire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Desire?

The RGB value is 234, 60, 83: 234 red, 60 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Desire?

The complementary color is #3CEAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA3C53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Desire color: hex code #EA3C53

#EA3C53 rgb(234, 60, 83)

Shades of red

Desire has the hex code #EA3C53. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 23.5% green and 32.5% blue (234, 60, 83).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 81% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 65% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

Desire (#EA3C53) color codes

HEX	`#EA3C53`
RGB	`rgb(234, 60, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 23.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 81%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 74%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 65%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, 66.6, 28.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 72.35, 23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.113, 21.354, 10.35)`
Decimal	`15350867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Desire, 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 #EA3C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EA3C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #EA3C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea3c53; }
.text { color: #ea3c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea3c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 60 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea3c53, #ea7c3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

See #EA3C53 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EA3C53?: #EA3C53 is a vivid red known as Desire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Desire?: The RGB value is 234, 60, 83: 234 red, 60 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Desire?: The complementary color is #3CEAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA3C53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.