What color is #E87175?

#E87175 is a light, moderate red known as Pastrami. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastrami?

The RGB value is 232, 113, 117: 232 red, 113 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastrami?

The complementary color is #71E8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastrami color: hex code #E87175

#E87175 rgb(232, 113, 117)

Shades of red

Pastrami has the hex code #E87175. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 44.3% green and 45.9% blue (232, 113, 117).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 72% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 50% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

Pastrami (#E87175) color codes

HEX	`#E87175`
RGB	`rgb(232, 113, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 44.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 72%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 51%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 50%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.87, 46.37, 19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.87, 50.41, 23.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.398, 30.255, 20.433)`
Decimal	`15233397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastrami, 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 #E87175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #E87175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87175; }
.text { color: #e87175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 113 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87175, #e8a971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #E87175 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E87175?: #E87175 is a light, moderate red known as Pastrami. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastrami?: The RGB value is 232, 113, 117: 232 red, 113 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastrami?: The complementary color is #71E8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.