What color is #E2725B?

#E2725B is a light, moderate red known as Terracotta. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2725B?

The RGB value is 226, 114, 91: 226 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2725B?

The complementary color is #5BCBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2725B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2725B color

#E2725B rgb(226, 114, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #E2725B is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 44.7% green and 35.7% blue (226, 114, 91).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 70% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 60% yellow and 11% black.

This exact color is also called Terracotta, Phoenix Red.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#E2725B color codes

HEX	`#E2725B`
RGB	`rgb(226, 114, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 44.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 70%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 60%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 60%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, 41.59, 32.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 52.97, 38.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.273, 28.963, 13.418)`
Decimal	`14840411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2725B, 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 #E2725B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E2725B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #E2725B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2725b; }
.text { color: #e2725b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2725b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 114 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2725b, #e2b65b); }

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Questions

What color is #E2725B?: #E2725B is a light, moderate red known as Terracotta. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2725B?: The RGB value is 226, 114, 91: 226 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2725B?: The complementary color is #5BCBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2725B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.