What color is #E82B5E?

#E82B5E is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Pure Pleasure. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E82B5E?

The RGB value is 232, 43, 94: 232 red, 43 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E82B5E?

The complementary color is #2BE8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E82B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E82B5E color

#E82B5E rgb(232, 43, 94)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E82B5E is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 16.9% green and 36.9% blue (232, 43, 94).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 80% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 59% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pure Pleasure (#F51360), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#E82B5E color codes

HEX	`#E82B5E`
RGB	`rgb(232, 43, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 16.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 80%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 81%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 59%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, 71.4, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 73.94, 15.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.167, 19.697, 12.485)`
Decimal	`15215454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E82B5E, 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 #E82B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E82B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #E82B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e82b5e; }
.text { color: #e82b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e82b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 43 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e82b5e, #e8562b); }

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Questions

What color is #E82B5E?: #E82B5E is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Pure Pleasure. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E82B5E?: The RGB value is 232, 43, 94: 232 red, 43 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E82B5E?: The complementary color is #2BE8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E82B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.