What color is #E00C6A?

#E00C6A is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Magna Cum Laude. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E00C6A?

The RGB value is 224, 12, 106: 224 red, 12 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E00C6A?

The complementary color is #0CE082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E00C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E00C6A color

#E00C6A rgb(224, 12, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E00C6A is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 4.7% green and 41.6% blue (224, 12, 106).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 90% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 53% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Magna Cum Laude (#DD0066), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#E00C6A color codes

HEX	`#E00C6A`
RGB	`rgb(224, 12, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 4.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 90%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 95%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 53%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, 75.28, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 75.64, 5.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.477, 17.156, 15.182)`
Decimal	`14683242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E00C6A, 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 #E00C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#E00C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #E00C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e00c6a; }
.text { color: #e00c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e00c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 12 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e00c6a, #e0180c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E00C6A?: #E00C6A is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Magna Cum Laude. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E00C6A?: The RGB value is 224, 12, 106: 224 red, 12 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E00C6A?: The complementary color is #0CE082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E00C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.