What color is #E19496?

#E19496 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E19496?

The RGB value is 225, 148, 150: 225 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E19496?

The complementary color is #94E1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E19496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E19496 color

#E19496 rgb(225, 148, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E19496 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 58% green and 58.8% blue (225, 148, 150).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 56% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 33% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Peach (#D99290), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#E19496 color codes

HEX	`#E19496`
RGB	`rgb(225, 148, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 58%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 56%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 34%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 33%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.03, 29.27, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.03, 31.26, 20.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.148, 39.393, 33.969)`
Decimal	`14783638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E19496, 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 #E19496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E19496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #E19496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e19496; }
.text { color: #e19496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e19496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 148 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e19496, #e1b994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #E19496?: #E19496 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E19496?: The RGB value is 225, 148, 150: 225 red, 148 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E19496?: The complementary color is #94E1DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E19496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.