What color is #E03A86?

#E03A86 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Mystic Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E03A86?

The RGB value is 224, 58, 134: 224 red, 58 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E03A86?

The complementary color is #3AE094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E03A86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E03A86 color

#E03A86 rgb(224, 58, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E03A86 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 22.7% green and 52.5% blue (224, 58, 134).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 73% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 40% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mystic Magenta (#E02E82), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#E03A86 color codes

HEX	`#E03A86`
RGB	`rgb(224, 58, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 22.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 73%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 74%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 40%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, 68.33, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 68.43, 356.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.559, 20.599, 24.6)`
Decimal	`14695046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E03A86, 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 #E03A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E03A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #E03A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e03a86; }
.text { color: #e03a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e03a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 58 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e03a86, #e0413a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E03A86?: #E03A86 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Mystic Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E03A86?: The RGB value is 224, 58, 134: 224 red, 58 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E03A86?: The complementary color is #3AE094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E03A86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.