What color is #E18289?

#E18289 is a light, moderate red known as Pulp. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pulp?

The RGB value is 225, 130, 137: 225 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pulp?

The complementary color is #82E1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E18289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pulp color: hex code #E18289

#E18289 rgb(225, 130, 137)

Shades of red

Pulp has the hex code #E18289. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (225, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 61% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 39% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

Pulp (#E18289) color codes

HEX	`#E18289`
RGB	`rgb(225, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 61%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 42%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 39%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.79, 37.24, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.79, 39.21, 18.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.551, 33.783, 27.889)`
Decimal	`14779017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pulp, 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 #E18289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E18289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #E18289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e18289; }
.text { color: #e18289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e18289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e18289, #e1aa82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E18289 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E18289?: #E18289 is a light, moderate red known as Pulp. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pulp?: The RGB value is 225, 130, 137: 225 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pulp?: The complementary color is #82E1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E18289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.