What color is #E42B73?

#E42B73 is a moderate rose known as Watermelon Sugar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Watermelon Sugar?

The RGB value is 228, 43, 115: 228 red, 43 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Watermelon Sugar?

The complementary color is #2BE49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E42B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Watermelon Sugar color: hex code #E42B73

#E42B73 rgb(228, 43, 115)

Shades of pink

Watermelon Sugar has the hex code #E42B73. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 16.9% green and 45.1% blue (228, 43, 115).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 77% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 50% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

Watermelon Sugar (#E42B73) color codes

HEX	`#E42B73`
RGB	`rgb(228, 43, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 16.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 77%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 81%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 50%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 71.85, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 72.1, 4.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.957, 19.465, 18.08)`
Decimal	`14953331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Watermelon Sugar, 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 #E42B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E42B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #E42B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e42b73; }
.text { color: #e42b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e42b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 43 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e42b73, #e43f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

See #E42B73 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E42B73?: #E42B73 is a moderate rose known as Watermelon Sugar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Watermelon Sugar?: The RGB value is 228, 43, 115: 228 red, 43 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Watermelon Sugar?: The complementary color is #2BE49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E42B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.