What color is #E09794?

#E09794 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color She Loves Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E09794?

The RGB value is 224, 151, 148: 224 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E09794?

The complementary color is #94DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E09794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E09794 color

#E09794 rgb(224, 151, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E09794 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 59.2% green and 58% blue (224, 151, 148).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 55% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 34% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is She Loves Pink (#E39B96), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#E09794 color codes

HEX	`#E09794`
RGB	`rgb(224, 151, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 59.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 55%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 34%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 34%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, 27.04, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 29.92, 25.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.154, 40.122, 33.272)`
Decimal	`14718868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E09794, 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 #E09794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E09794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #E09794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e09794; }
.text { color: #e09794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e09794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 151 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e09794, #e0bd94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #E09794?: #E09794 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color She Loves Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E09794?: The RGB value is 224, 151, 148: 224 red, 151 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E09794?: The complementary color is #94DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E09794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.