What color is #E70080?

#E70080 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Feasty Fuchsia. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E70080?

The RGB value is 231, 0, 128: 231 red, 0 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E70080?

The complementary color is #00E767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E70080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E70080 color

#E70080 rgb(231, 0, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E70080 is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 0% green and 50.2% blue (231, 0, 128).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 45% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Feasty Fuchsia (#EE0088), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#E70080 color codes

HEX	`#E70080`
RGB	`rgb(231, 0, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 0%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 100%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 45%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, 79.43, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 79.5, 357.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.854, 18.553, 22.058)`
Decimal	`15138944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E70080, 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 #E70080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E70080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #E70080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e70080; }
.text { color: #e70080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e70080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 0 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e70080, #e7000d); }

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Questions

What color is #E70080?: #E70080 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Feasty Fuchsia. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E70080?: The RGB value is 231, 0, 128: 231 red, 0 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E70080?: The complementary color is #00E767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E70080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.