What color is #E0115F?

#E0115F is a vivid rose known as Ruby. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ruby?

The RGB value is 224, 17, 95: 224 red, 17 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ruby?

The complementary color is #11E092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0115F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ruby color: hex code #E0115F

#E0115F rgb(224, 17, 95)

Shades of pink

Ruby has the hex code #E0115F. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 6.7% green and 37.3% blue (224, 17, 95).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 58% yellow and 12% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

Ruby (#E0115F) color codes

HEX	`#E0115F`
RGB	`rgb(224, 17, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 6.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 92%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 58%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.36, 74.04, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.36, 75.37, 10.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.01, 17.08, 12.383)`
Decimal	`14684511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ruby, 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 #E0115F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E0115F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #E0115F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0115f; }
.text { color: #e0115f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0115f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 17 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0115f, #e02a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E0115F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0115F?: #E0115F is a vivid rose known as Ruby. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ruby?: The RGB value is 224, 17, 95: 224 red, 17 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ruby?: The complementary color is #11E092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0115F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.