What color is #E37DC7?

#E37DC7 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E37DC7?

The RGB value is 227, 125, 199: 227 red, 125 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E37DC7?

The complementary color is #7DE399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E37DC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E37DC7 color

#E37DC7 rgb(227, 125, 199)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E37DC7 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 49% green and 78% blue (227, 125, 199).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 65% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#E37DC7 color codes

HEX	`#E37DC7`
RGB	`rgb(227, 125, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 49%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 65%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 45%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 12%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, 49.01, -21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 53.4, 336.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.321, 35.125, 58.204)`
Decimal	`14908871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E37DC7, 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 #E37DC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E37DC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #E37DC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e37dc7; }
.text { color: #e37dc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e37dc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 125 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e37dc7, #e37d94); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E37DC7?: #E37DC7 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E37DC7?: The RGB value is 227, 125, 199: 227 red, 125 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E37DC7?: The complementary color is #7DE399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E37DC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.