What color is #E58271?

#E58271 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Melondrama. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E58271?

The RGB value is 229, 130, 113: 229 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E58271?

The complementary color is #71D4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E58271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E58271 color

#E58271 rgb(229, 130, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #E58271 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 51% green and 44.3% blue (229, 130, 113).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 69% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 51% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Melondrama (#EE8170), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#E58271 color codes

HEX	`#E58271`
RGB	`rgb(229, 130, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 51%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 69%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 51%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 51%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, 36.31, 25.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 44.6, 35.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.279, 33.82, 19.868)`
Decimal	`15041137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E58271, 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 #E58271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E58271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #E58271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e58271; }
.text { color: #e58271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e58271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 130 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e58271, #e5bc71); }

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Questions

What color is #E58271?: #E58271 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Melondrama. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E58271?: The RGB value is 229, 130, 113: 229 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E58271?: The complementary color is #71D4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E58271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.