What color is #E85179?

#E85179 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Heather Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E85179?

The RGB value is 232, 81, 121: 232 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E85179?

The complementary color is #51E8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E85179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E85179 color

#E85179 rgb(232, 81, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E85179 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 31.8% green and 47.5% blue (232, 81, 121).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 77% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 48% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Heather Berry (#E75480), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#E85179 color codes

HEX	`#E85179`
RGB	`rgb(232, 81, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 31.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 77%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 65%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 48%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, 61.13, 10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 61.94, 9.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.675, 24.426, 20.711)`
Decimal	`15225209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E85179, 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 #E85179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E85179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #E85179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e85179; }
.text { color: #e85179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e85179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 81 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e85179, #e87551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose.

Questions

What color is #E85179?: #E85179 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Heather Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E85179?: The RGB value is 232, 81, 121: 232 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E85179?: The complementary color is #51E8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E85179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.