What color is #E65B72?

#E65B72 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cherry Static. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E65B72?

The RGB value is 230, 91, 114: 230 red, 91 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E65B72?

The complementary color is #5BE6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E65B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E65B72 color

#E65B72 rgb(230, 91, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #E65B72 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 35.7% green and 44.7% blue (230, 91, 114).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 74% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 50% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Static (#E76178), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#E65B72 color codes

HEX	`#E65B72`
RGB	`rgb(230, 91, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 35.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 74%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 60%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 50%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 55.69, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 57.82, 15.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.415, 25.525, 18.768)`
Decimal	`15096690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E65B72, 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 #E65B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E65B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #E65B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e65b72; }
.text { color: #e65b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e65b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 91 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e65b72, #e68a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #E65B72?: #E65B72 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Cherry Static. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E65B72?: The RGB value is 230, 91, 114: 230 red, 91 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E65B72?: The complementary color is #5BE6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E65B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.