What color is #E83179?

#E83179 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Furious Fuchsia. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E83179?

The RGB value is 232, 49, 121: 232 red, 49 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E83179?

The complementary color is #31E8A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E83179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E83179 color

#E83179 rgb(232, 49, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E83179 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 19.2% green and 47.5% blue (232, 49, 121).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 80% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 48% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Furious Fuchsia (#EE2277), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#E83179 color codes

HEX	`#E83179`
RGB	`rgb(232, 49, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 19.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 80%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 79%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 48%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, 71.84, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 71.98, 3.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.831, 20.738, 20.096)`
Decimal	`15217017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E83179, 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 #E83179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E83179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #E83179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e83179; }
.text { color: #e83179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e83179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 49 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e83179, #e84531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose.

Questions

What color is #E83179?: #E83179 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Furious Fuchsia. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E83179?: The RGB value is 232, 49, 121: 232 red, 49 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E83179?: The complementary color is #31E8A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E83179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.