What color is #E65E9C?

#E65E9C is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fugitive Flamingo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E65E9C?

The RGB value is 230, 94, 156: 230 red, 94 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E65E9C?

The complementary color is #5EE6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E65E9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E65E9C color

#E65E9C rgb(230, 94, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E65E9C is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 36.9% green and 61.2% blue (230, 94, 156).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 73% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 32% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Fugitive Flamingo (#EE66AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#E65E9C color codes

HEX	`#E65E9C`
RGB	`rgb(230, 94, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 36.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 73%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 59%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 32%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.19, 58.67, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.19, 59.04, 353.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.639, 27.233, 34.457)`
Decimal	`15097500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E65E9C, 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 #E65E9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E65E9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #E65E9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e65e9c; }
.text { color: #e65e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e65e9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 94 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e65e9c, #e6645e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #E65E9C?: #E65E9C is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Fugitive Flamingo. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E65E9C?: The RGB value is 230, 94, 156: 230 red, 94 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E65E9C?: The complementary color is #5EE6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E65E9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.