What color is #E16F7C?

#E16F7C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Turnip the Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E16F7C?

The RGB value is 225, 111, 124: 225 red, 111 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E16F7C?

The complementary color is #6FE1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E16F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E16F7C color

#E16F7C rgb(225, 111, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #E16F7C is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 43.5% green and 48.6% blue (225, 111, 124).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 66% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 45% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Turnip the Pink (#E5717B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#E16F7C color codes

HEX	`#E16F7C`
RGB	`rgb(225, 111, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 43.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 66%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 51%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 45%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, 45.54, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 47.61, 16.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.376, 28.836, 22.504)`
Decimal	`14774140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E16F7C, 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 #E16F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E16F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #E16F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e16f7c; }
.text { color: #e16f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e16f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 111 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e16f7c, #e19b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #E16F7C?: #E16F7C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Turnip the Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E16F7C?: The RGB value is 225, 111, 124: 225 red, 111 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E16F7C?: The complementary color is #6FE1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E16F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.