What color is #EF98AA?

#EF98AA is a light, moderate red known as Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Piggy?

The RGB value is 239, 152, 170: 239 red, 152 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Piggy?

The complementary color is #98EFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EF98AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Piggy color: hex code #EF98AA

#EF98AA rgb(239, 152, 170)

Shades of pink

Piggy has the hex code #EF98AA. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 59.6% green and 66.7% blue (239, 152, 170).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 73% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 29% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

Piggy (#EF98AA) color codes

HEX	`#EF98AA`
RGB	`rgb(239, 152, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 59.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 73%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 36%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 29%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, 34.86, 4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 35.13, 7.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.082, 43.713, 43.611)`
Decimal	`15702186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Piggy, 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 #EF98AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EF98AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #EF98AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ef98aa; }
.text { color: #ef98aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef98aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 152 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef98aa, #efb298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EF98AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EF98AA?: #EF98AA is a light, moderate red known as Piggy. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Piggy?: The RGB value is 239, 152, 170: 239 red, 152 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Piggy?: The complementary color is #98EFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EF98AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.