What color is #E5787B?

#E5787B is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pastrami. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5787B?

The RGB value is 229, 120, 123: 229 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5787B?

The complementary color is #78E5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5787B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5787B color

#E5787B rgb(229, 120, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #E5787B is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (229, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 68% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 46% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pastrami (#E87175), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#E5787B color codes

HEX	`#E5787B`
RGB	`rgb(229, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 68%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 48%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 46%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, 42.37, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 45.93, 22.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.607, 31.525, 22.576)`
Decimal	`15038587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5787B, 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 #E5787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #E5787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5787b; }
.text { color: #e5787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5787b, #e5ab78); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E5787B?: #E5787B is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pastrami. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5787B?: The RGB value is 229, 120, 123: 229 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5787B?: The complementary color is #78E5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5787B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.