What color is #E374B5?

#E374B5 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fugitive Flamingo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E374B5?

The RGB value is 227, 116, 181: 227 red, 116 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E374B5?

The complementary color is #74E3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E374B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E374B5 color

#E374B5 rgb(227, 116, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E374B5 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 45.5% green and 71% blue (227, 116, 181).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 66% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 20% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Fugitive Flamingo (#EE66AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#E374B5 color codes

HEX	`#E374B5`
RGB	`rgb(227, 116, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 45.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 66%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 49%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 20%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, 50.75, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 52.82, 343.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.265, 32.161, 47.478)`
Decimal	`14906549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E374B5, 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 #E374B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E374B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #E374B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e374b5; }
.text { color: #e374b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e374b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 116 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e374b5, #e3747e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E374B5?: #E374B5 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fugitive Flamingo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E374B5?: The RGB value is 227, 116, 181: 227 red, 116 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E374B5?: The complementary color is #74E3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E374B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.