What color is #E54989?

#E54989 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Majestic Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E54989?

The RGB value is 229, 73, 137: 229 red, 73 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E54989?

The complementary color is #49E5A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E54989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E54989 color

#E54989 rgb(229, 73, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E54989 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 28.6% green and 53.7% blue (229, 73, 137).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 75% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 40% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magenta (#EE4488), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#E54989 color codes

HEX	`#E54989`
RGB	`rgb(229, 73, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 28.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 75%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 68%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 40%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, 64.84, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 64.85, 358.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.214, 23.234, 26.082)`
Decimal	`15026569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E54989, 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 #E54989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E54989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	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 #E54989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e54989; }
.text { color: #e54989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e54989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 73 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e54989, #e55749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Pink.

Questions

What color is #E54989?: #E54989 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Majestic Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E54989?: The RGB value is 229, 73, 137: 229 red, 73 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E54989?: The complementary color is #49E5A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E54989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.