What color is #E7A290?

#E7A290 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7A290?

The RGB value is 231, 162, 144: 231 red, 162 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7A290?

The complementary color is #90D5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7A290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7A290 color

#E7A290 rgb(231, 162, 144)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E7A290 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 63.5% green and 56.5% blue (231, 162, 144).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 64% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 38% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Palazzo (#DF9F8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#E7A290 color codes

HEX	`#E7A290`
RGB	`rgb(231, 162, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 63.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 64%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 38%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 38%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, 23.35, 19.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 30.5, 40.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.911, 44.847, 32.355)`
Decimal	`15180432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7A290, 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 #E7A290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7A290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #E7A290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7a290; }
.text { color: #e7a290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7a290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 162 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7a290, #e7cd90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #E7A290?: #E7A290 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7A290?: The RGB value is 231, 162, 144: 231 red, 162 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7A290?: The complementary color is #90D5E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7A290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.