What color is #E39494?

#E39494 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E39494?

The RGB value is 227, 148, 148: 227 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E39494?

The complementary color is #94E3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E39494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E39494 color

#E39494 rgb(227, 148, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E39494 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 58% green and 58% blue (227, 148, 148).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 59% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 35% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Peach (#D99290), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#E39494 color codes

HEX	`#E39494`
RGB	`rgb(227, 148, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 58%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 59%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 35%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, 29.77, 12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 32.24, 22.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.616, 39.652, 33.157)`
Decimal	`14914708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E39494, 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 #E39494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E39494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #E39494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e39494; }
.text { color: #e39494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e39494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 148 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e39494, #e3bc94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #E39494?: #E39494 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E39494?: The RGB value is 227, 148, 148: 227 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E39494?: The complementary color is #94E3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E39494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.