What color is #E66B58?

#E66B58 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Flattered Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E66B58?

The RGB value is 230, 107, 88: 230 red, 107 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E66B58?

The complementary color is #58D3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E66B58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E66B58 color

#E66B58 rgb(230, 107, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #E66B58 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 42% green and 34.5% blue (230, 107, 88).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 74% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 62% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Flattered Flamingo (#EE6655), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#E66B58 color codes

HEX	`#E66B58`
RGB	`rgb(230, 107, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 42%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 74%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 62%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 62%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 46.32, 33.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 57.21, 35.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.656, 28.048, 12.556)`
Decimal	`15100760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E66B58, 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 #E66B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E66B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #E66B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e66b58; }
.text { color: #e66b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e66b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 107 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e66b58, #e6b258); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E66B58?: #E66B58 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Flattered Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E66B58?: The RGB value is 230, 107, 88: 230 red, 107 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E66B58?: The complementary color is #58D3E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E66B58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.