What color is #E66A77?

#E66A77 is a light, moderate red known as Old Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Old Heart?

The RGB value is 230, 106, 119: 230 red, 106 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Old Heart?

The complementary color is #6AE6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E66A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Old Heart color: hex code #E66A77

#E66A77 rgb(230, 106, 119)

Shades of red

Old Heart has the hex code #E66A77. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 41.6% green and 46.7% blue (230, 106, 119).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 71% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 48% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

Old Heart (#E66A77) color codes

HEX	`#E66A77`
RGB	`rgb(230, 106, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 41.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 71%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 54%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 48%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, 49.24, 16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 51.91, 18.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.12, 28.468, 20.779)`
Decimal	`15100535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Old Heart, 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 #E66A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E66A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #E66A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e66a77; }
.text { color: #e66a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e66a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 106 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e66a77, #e69b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

See #E66A77 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E66A77?: #E66A77 is a light, moderate red known as Old Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Old Heart?: The RGB value is 230, 106, 119: 230 red, 106 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Old Heart?: The complementary color is #6AE6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E66A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.