What color is #E49A91?

#E49A91 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Memory. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E49A91?

The RGB value is 228, 154, 145: 228 red, 154 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E49A91?

The complementary color is #91DBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E49A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E49A91 color

#E49A91 rgb(228, 154, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E49A91 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 60.4% green and 56.9% blue (228, 154, 145).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 61% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 36% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Memory (#E2958D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#E49A91 color codes

HEX	`#E49A91`
RGB	`rgb(228, 154, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 60.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 61%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 36%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, 26.59, 16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 31.05, 31.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.663, 41.653, 32.259)`
Decimal	`14981777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E49A91, 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 #E49A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E49A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #E49A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e49a91; }
.text { color: #e49a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e49a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 154 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e49a91, #e4c491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #E49A91?: #E49A91 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Memory. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E49A91?: The RGB value is 228, 154, 145: 228 red, 154 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E49A91?: The complementary color is #91DBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E49A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.