What color is #E1978E?

#E1978E is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Memory. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1978E?

The RGB value is 225, 151, 142: 225 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1978E?

The complementary color is #8ED8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1978E?

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.

#E1978E color

#E1978E rgb(225, 151, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E1978E is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 59.2% green and 55.7% blue (225, 151, 142).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 58% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Memory (#E2958D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E1978E color codes

HEX	`#E1978E`
RGB	`rgb(225, 151, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 59.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 58%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 37%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.54, 26.69, 16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.54, 31.18, 31.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.002, 40.097, 30.85)`
Decimal	`14784398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1978E, 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 #E1978E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1978E 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 #E1978E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1978e; }
.text { color: #e1978e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1978e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 151 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1978e, #e1c08e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #E1978E?: #E1978E is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Memory. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1978E?: The RGB value is 225, 151, 142: 225 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1978E?: The complementary color is #8ED8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1978E?: 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.