What color is #E25D6F?

#E25D6F is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Berrylicious. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E25D6F?

The RGB value is 226, 93, 111: 226 red, 93 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E25D6F?

The complementary color is #5DE2D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E25D6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E25D6F color

#E25D6F rgb(226, 93, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #E25D6F is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 36.5% green and 43.5% blue (226, 93, 111).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 70% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 51% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Berrylicious (#D75E6C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#E25D6F color codes

HEX	`#E25D6F`
RGB	`rgb(226, 93, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 36.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 70%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 59%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 51%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.22, 53.22, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.22, 55.78, 17.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.151, 25.15, 17.881)`
Decimal	`14835055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E25D6F, 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 #E25D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E25D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #E25D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e25d6f; }
.text { color: #e25d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e25d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 93 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e25d6f, #e28d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #E25D6F?: #E25D6F is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Berrylicious. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E25D6F?: The RGB value is 226, 93, 111: 226 red, 93 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E25D6F?: The complementary color is #5DE2D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E25D6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.