What color is #E64799?

#E64799 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Schiaparelli Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E64799?

The RGB value is 230, 71, 153: 230 red, 71 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E64799?

The complementary color is #47E694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E64799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E64799 color

#E64799 rgb(230, 71, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E64799 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 27.8% green and 60% blue (230, 71, 153).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 76% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 33% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Schiaparelli Pink (#E84998), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#E64799 color codes

HEX	`#E64799`
RGB	`rgb(230, 71, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 27.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 76%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 69%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 33%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, 67.54, -10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 68.29, 351.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.638, 23.634, 32.553)`
Decimal	`15091609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E64799, 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 #E64799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E64799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #E64799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e64799; }
.text { color: #e64799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e64799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 71 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e64799, #e64749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Pink.

Questions

What color is #E64799?: #E64799 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Schiaparelli Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E64799?: The RGB value is 230, 71, 153: 230 red, 71 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E64799?: The complementary color is #47E694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E64799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.