What color is #E29A86?

#E29A86 is a light, moderate red known as Shrimp. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shrimp?

The RGB value is 226, 154, 134: 226 red, 154 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shrimp?

The complementary color is #86CEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E29A86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shrimp color: hex code #E29A86

#E29A86 rgb(226, 154, 134)

Shades of orange

Shrimp has the hex code #E29A86. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 60.4% green and 52.5% blue (226, 154, 134).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 61% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 41% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

Shrimp (#E29A86) color codes

HEX	`#E29A86`
RGB	`rgb(226, 154, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 60.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 61%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 41%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.18, 24.56, 21.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.18, 32.6, 41.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.225, 41.005, 27.977)`
Decimal	`14850694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shrimp, 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 #E29A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E29A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #E29A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e29a86; }
.text { color: #e29a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e29a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 154 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e29a86, #e2c886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E29A86 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E29A86?: #E29A86 is a light, moderate red known as Shrimp. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shrimp?: The RGB value is 226, 154, 134: 226 red, 154 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shrimp?: The complementary color is #86CEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E29A86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.