What color is #E778BC?

#E778BC is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E778BC?

The RGB value is 231, 120, 188: 231 red, 120 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E778BC?

The complementary color is #78E7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E778BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E778BC color

#E778BC rgb(231, 120, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E778BC is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 47.1% green and 73.7% blue (231, 120, 188).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 70% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#E778BC color codes

HEX	`#E778BC`
RGB	`rgb(231, 120, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 47.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 70%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.01, 51.06, -16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.01, 53.58, 342.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.749, 34.056, 51.573)`
Decimal	`15169724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E778BC, 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 #E778BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E778BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	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 #E778BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e778bc; }
.text { color: #e778bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e778bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 120 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e778bc, #e77884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E778BC?: #E778BC is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E778BC?: The RGB value is 231, 120, 188: 231 red, 120 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E778BC?: The complementary color is #78E7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E778BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.