What color is #E37476?

#E37476 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pastrami. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E37476?

The RGB value is 227, 116, 118: 227 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E37476?

The complementary color is #74E3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E37476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E37476 color

#E37476 rgb(227, 116, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #E37476 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 45.5% green and 46.3% blue (227, 116, 118).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 66% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 48% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pastrami (#E87175), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#E37476 color codes

HEX	`#E37476`
RGB	`rgb(227, 116, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 45.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 66%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 49%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 48%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, 43.18, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 47.15, 23.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.197, 30.134, 20.783)`
Decimal	`14906486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E37476, 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 #E37476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E37476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #E37476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e37476; }
.text { color: #e37476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e37476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 116 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e37476, #e3a974); }

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Questions

What color is #E37476?: #E37476 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pastrami. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E37476?: The RGB value is 227, 116, 118: 227 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E37476?: The complementary color is #74E3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E37476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.