What color is #E05D66?

#E05D66 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Aphrodisiac. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E05D66?

The RGB value is 224, 93, 102: 224 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E05D66?

The complementary color is #5DE0D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E05D66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E05D66 color

#E05D66 rgb(224, 93, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #E05D66 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 36.5% green and 40% blue (224, 93, 102).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 68% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 54% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Aphrodisiac (#E35A63), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#E05D66 color codes

HEX	`#E05D66`
RGB	`rgb(224, 93, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 36.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 68%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 58%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 54%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.72, 51.81, 21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.72, 55.99, 22.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.056, 24.64, 15.372)`
Decimal	`14703974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E05D66, 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 #E05D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E05D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #E05D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e05d66; }
.text { color: #e05d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e05d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 93 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e05d66, #e0965d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #E05D66?: #E05D66 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Aphrodisiac. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E05D66?: The RGB value is 224, 93, 102: 224 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E05D66?: The complementary color is #5DE0D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E05D66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.