What color is #E15A90?

#E15A90 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirty Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E15A90?

The RGB value is 225, 90, 144: 225 red, 90 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E15A90?

The complementary color is #5AE1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E15A90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E15A90 color

#E15A90 rgb(225, 90, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E15A90 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 35.3% green and 56.5% blue (225, 90, 144).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 69% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 36% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Flirty Rose (#D65E93), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#E15A90 color codes

HEX	`#E15A90`
RGB	`rgb(225, 90, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 35.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 69%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 60%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 36%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, 57.5, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 57.55, 357.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.744, 25.338, 29.178)`
Decimal	`14768784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E15A90, 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 #E15A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E15A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #E15A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e15a90; }
.text { color: #e15a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e15a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 90 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e15a90, #e1685a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #E15A90?: #E15A90 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirty Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E15A90?: The RGB value is 225, 90, 144: 225 red, 90 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E15A90?: The complementary color is #5AE1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E15A90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.