What color is #E78C79?

#E78C79 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Redolenc. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E78C79?

The RGB value is 231, 140, 121: 231 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E78C79?

The complementary color is #79D4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E78C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E78C79 color

#E78C79 rgb(231, 140, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #E78C79 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 54.9% green and 47.5% blue (231, 140, 121).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 70% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 48% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Redolenc (#EA8A7A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#E78C79 color codes

HEX	`#E78C79`
RGB	`rgb(231, 140, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 54.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 70%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 48%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, 32.58, 24.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 41.02, 37.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.787, 37.13, 22.841)`
Decimal	`15174777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E78C79, 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 #E78C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E78C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #E78C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e78c79; }
.text { color: #e78c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e78c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 140 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e78c79, #e7c379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #E78C79?: #E78C79 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Redolenc. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E78C79?: The RGB value is 231, 140, 121: 231 red, 140 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E78C79?: The complementary color is #79D4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E78C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.