What color is #E38FAC?

#E38FAC is a light, moderate rose known as Pomelo Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pomelo Red?

The RGB value is 227, 143, 172: 227 red, 143 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pomelo Red?

The complementary color is #8FE3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E38FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pomelo Red color: hex code #E38FAC

#E38FAC rgb(227, 143, 172)

Shades of pink

Pomelo Red has the hex code #E38FAC. It is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 56.1% green and 67.5% blue (227, 143, 172).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 60% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

Pomelo Red (#E38FAC) color codes

HEX	`#E38FAC`
RGB	`rgb(227, 143, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 56.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 60%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 37%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 24%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, 35.6, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 35.65, 357.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.949, 38.958, 43.963)`
Decimal	`14913452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pomelo Red, 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 #E38FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E38FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #E38FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e38fac; }
.text { color: #e38fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e38fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 143 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e38fac, #e39c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Flamingo Pink.

See #E38FAC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E38FAC?: #E38FAC is a light, moderate rose known as Pomelo Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pomelo Red?: The RGB value is 227, 143, 172: 227 red, 143 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pomelo Red?: The complementary color is #8FE3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E38FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.