What color is #E50752?

#E50752 is a vivid rose known as Howling Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Howling Pink?

The RGB value is 229, 7, 82: 229 red, 7 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Howling Pink?

The complementary color is #07E59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E50752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Howling Pink color: hex code #E50752

#E50752 rgb(229, 7, 82)

Shades of pink

Howling Pink has the hex code #E50752. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 2.7% green and 32.2% blue (229, 7, 82).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 94% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 64% yellow and 10% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

Howling Pink (#E50752) color codes

HEX	`#E50752`
RGB	`rgb(229, 7, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 2.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 94%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 97%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 64%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, 75.37, 22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 78.75, 16.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.916, 17.425, 9.559)`
Decimal	`15009618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Howling Pink, 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 #E50752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E50752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #E50752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e50752; }
.text { color: #e50752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e50752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 7 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e50752, #e52b07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E50752 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E50752?: #E50752 is a vivid rose known as Howling Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Howling Pink?: The RGB value is 229, 7, 82: 229 red, 7 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Howling Pink?: The complementary color is #07E59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E50752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.