What color is #E75480?

#E75480 is a moderate rose known as Heather Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heather Berry?

The RGB value is 231, 84, 128: 231 red, 84 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heather Berry?

The complementary color is #54E7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E75480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heather Berry color: hex code #E75480

#E75480 rgb(231, 84, 128)

Shades of pink

Heather Berry has the hex code #E75480. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 32.9% green and 50.2% blue (231, 84, 128).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 75% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 45% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

Heather Berry (#E75480) color codes

HEX	`#E75480`
RGB	`rgb(231, 84, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 32.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 75%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 64%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 45%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 60.24, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 60.59, 6.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.025, 24.893, 23.115)`
Decimal	`15160448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heather Berry, 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 #E75480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E75480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #E75480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e75480; }
.text { color: #e75480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e75480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 84 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e75480, #e77254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

See #E75480 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E75480?: #E75480 is a moderate rose known as Heather Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heather Berry?: The RGB value is 231, 84, 128: 231 red, 84 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heather Berry?: The complementary color is #54E7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E75480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.