What color is #E30B5C?

#E30B5C is a vivid rose known as Raspberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Raspberry?

The RGB value is 227, 11, 92: 227 red, 11 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Raspberry?

The complementary color is #0BE392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E30B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Raspberry color: hex code #E30B5C

#E30B5C rgb(227, 11, 92)

Shades of pink

Raspberry has the hex code #E30B5C. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 4.3% green and 36.1% blue (227, 11, 92).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 91% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 59% yellow and 11% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

Raspberry (#E30B5C) color codes

HEX	`#E30B5C`
RGB	`rgb(227, 11, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 4.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 91%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 95%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 59%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, 75.15, 16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 76.93, 12.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.734, 17.348, 11.695)`
Decimal	`14879580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Raspberry, 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 #E30B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E30B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	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 #E30B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e30b5c; }
.text { color: #e30b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e30b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 11 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e30b5c, #e3260b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E30B5C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E30B5C?: #E30B5C is a vivid rose known as Raspberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Raspberry?: The RGB value is 227, 11, 92: 227 red, 11 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Raspberry?: The complementary color is #0BE392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E30B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.