What color is #E84998?

#E84998 is a moderate rose known as Schiaparelli Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Schiaparelli Pink?

The RGB value is 232, 73, 152: 232 red, 73 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Schiaparelli Pink?

The complementary color is #49E899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E84998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Schiaparelli Pink color: hex code #E84998

#E84998 rgb(232, 73, 152)

Shades of pink

Schiaparelli Pink has the hex code #E84998. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 28.6% green and 59.6% blue (232, 73, 152).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 78% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 34% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

Schiaparelli Pink (#E84998) color codes

HEX	`#E84998`
RGB	`rgb(232, 73, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 28.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 78%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 69%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 34%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, 67.25, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 67.8, 352.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.331, 24.193, 32.193)`
Decimal	`15223192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Schiaparelli Pink, 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 #E84998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E84998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #E84998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e84998; }
.text { color: #e84998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e84998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 73 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e84998, #e84a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Pink.

See #E84998 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E84998?: #E84998 is a moderate rose known as Schiaparelli Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Schiaparelli Pink?: The RGB value is 232, 73, 152: 232 red, 73 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Schiaparelli Pink?: The complementary color is #49E899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E84998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.