What color is #E040A0?

#E040A0 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Kirby. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E040A0?

The RGB value is 224, 64, 160: 224 red, 64 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E040A0?

The complementary color is #40E080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E040A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E040A0 color

#E040A0 rgb(224, 64, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E040A0 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 25.1% green and 62.7% blue (224, 64, 160).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 72% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 29% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Kirby (#D74894), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#E040A0 color codes

HEX	`#E040A0`
RGB	`rgb(224, 64, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 25.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 72%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 71%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 29%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, 69.2, -16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 71.2, 346.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.921, 22.056, 35.459)`
Decimal	`14696608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E040A0, 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 #E040A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E040A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #E040A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e040a0; }
.text { color: #e040a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e040a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 64 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e040a0, #e04050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Barbie Pink.

Questions

What color is #E040A0?: #E040A0 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Kirby. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E040A0?: The RGB value is 224, 64, 160: 224 red, 64 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E040A0?: The complementary color is #40E080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E040A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.