What color is #E85A5A?

#E85A5A is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Amour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E85A5A?

The RGB value is 232, 90, 90: 232 red, 90 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E85A5A?

The complementary color is #5AE8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E85A5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E85A5A color

#E85A5A rgb(232, 90, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #E85A5A is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 35.3% green and 35.3% blue (232, 90, 90).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 76% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 61% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Amour (#EE5851), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#E85A5A color codes

HEX	`#E85A5A`
RGB	`rgb(232, 90, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 35.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 76%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 61%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 61%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.28, 54.99, 29.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.28, 62.24, 27.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.784, 25.211, 12.495)`
Decimal	`15227482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E85A5A, 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 #E85A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E85A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #E85A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e85a5a; }
.text { color: #e85a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e85a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 90 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e85a5a, #e8a15a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #E85A5A?: #E85A5A is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Amour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E85A5A?: The RGB value is 232, 90, 90: 232 red, 90 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E85A5A?: The complementary color is #5AE8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E85A5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.