What color is #E46B71?

#E46B71 is a light, moderate red known as Redstone. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Redstone?

The RGB value is 228, 107, 113: 228 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Redstone?

The complementary color is #6BE4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E46B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Redstone color: hex code #E46B71

#E46B71 rgb(228, 107, 113)

Shades of red

Redstone has the hex code #E46B71. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 42% green and 44.3% blue (228, 107, 113).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 69% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 50% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

Redstone (#E46B71) color codes

HEX	`#E46B71`
RGB	`rgb(228, 107, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 42%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 69%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 53%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 50%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.07, 47.52, 19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.07, 51.37, 22.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.236, 28.206, 18.945)`
Decimal	`14969713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Redstone, 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 #E46B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E46B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	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 #E46B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e46b71; }
.text { color: #e46b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e46b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 107 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e46b71, #e4a26b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

See #E46B71 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E46B71?: #E46B71 is a light, moderate red known as Redstone. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Redstone?: The RGB value is 228, 107, 113: 228 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Redstone?: The complementary color is #6BE4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E46B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.