What color is #E29E82?

#E29E82 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Blushing Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E29E82?

The RGB value is 226, 158, 130: 226 red, 158 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E29E82?

The complementary color is #82C6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E29E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E29E82 color

#E29E82 rgb(226, 158, 130)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E29E82 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 62% green and 51% blue (226, 158, 130).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 62% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 42% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Rose (#E09B81), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#E29E82 color codes

HEX	`#E29E82`
RGB	`rgb(226, 158, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 62%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 62%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 42%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 42%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, 21.98, 24.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 33.12, 48.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.622, 42.238, 26.759)`
Decimal	`14851714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E29E82, 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 #E29E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E29E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #E29E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e29e82; }
.text { color: #e29e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e29e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 158 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e29e82, #e2ce82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E29E82?: #E29E82 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Blushing Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E29E82?: The RGB value is 226, 158, 130: 226 red, 158 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E29E82?: The complementary color is #82C6E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E29E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.