What color is #EE9091?

#EE9091 is a light, moderate red known as Pink Porky. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pink Porky?

The RGB value is 238, 144, 145: 238 red, 144 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pink Porky?

The complementary color is #90EEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EE9091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pink Porky color: hex code #EE9091

#EE9091 rgb(238, 144, 145)

Shades of pink

Pink Porky has the hex code #EE9091. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 56.5% green and 56.9% blue (238, 144, 145).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 73% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

Pink Porky (#EE9091) color codes

HEX	`#EE9091`
RGB	`rgb(238, 144, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 56.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 73%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 39%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, 35.63, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 38.56, 22.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.346, 40.172, 31.885)`
Decimal	`15634577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pink Porky, 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 #EE9091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EE9091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #EE9091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ee9091; }
.text { color: #ee9091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ee9091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 144 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ee9091, #eebe90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #EE9091 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EE9091?: #EE9091 is a light, moderate red known as Pink Porky. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pink Porky?: The RGB value is 238, 144, 145: 238 red, 144 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pink Porky?: The complementary color is #90EEED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EE9091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.