What color is #E47897?

#E47897 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E47897?

The RGB value is 228, 120, 151: 228 red, 120 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E47897?

The complementary color is #78E4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E47897?

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.

#E47897 color

#E47897 rgb(228, 120, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E47897 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 47.1% green and 59.2% blue (228, 120, 151).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 67% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 34% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed (#EE7799), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#E47897 color codes

HEX	`#E47897`
RGB	`rgb(228, 120, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 47.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 67%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 47%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 34%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, 45.08, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 45.15, 3.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.299, 32.165, 33.148)`
Decimal	`14973079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E47897, 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 #E47897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E47897 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 #E47897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e47897; }
.text { color: #e47897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e47897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 120 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e47897, #e48f78); }

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Questions

What color is #E47897?: #E47897 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E47897?: The RGB value is 228, 120, 151: 228 red, 120 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E47897?: The complementary color is #78E4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E47897?: 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.