What color is #E26D6F?

#E26D6F is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Redstone. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E26D6F?

The RGB value is 226, 109, 111: 226 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E26D6F?

The complementary color is #6DE2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E26D6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E26D6F color

#E26D6F rgb(226, 109, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #E26D6F is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 42.7% green and 43.5% blue (226, 109, 111).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 67% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 51% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Redstone (#E46B71), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#E26D6F color codes

HEX	`#E26D6F`
RGB	`rgb(226, 109, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 42.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 67%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 52%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 51%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, 45.66, 20.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 50.12, 24.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.705, 28.258, 18.399)`
Decimal	`14839151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E26D6F, 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 #E26D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E26D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #E26D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e26d6f; }
.text { color: #e26d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e26d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 109 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e26d6f, #e2a56d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #E26D6F?: #E26D6F is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Redstone. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E26D6F?: The RGB value is 226, 109, 111: 226 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E26D6F?: The complementary color is #6DE2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E26D6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.