What color is #E87367?

#E87367 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sriracha. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E87367?

The RGB value is 232, 115, 103: 232 red, 115 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E87367?

The complementary color is #67DCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87367?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E87367 color

#E87367 rgb(232, 115, 103)

Shades of red

The hex color #E87367 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 45.1% green and 40.4% blue (232, 115, 103).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 74% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 56% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sriracha (#F56961), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#E87367 color codes

HEX	`#E87367`
RGB	`rgb(232, 115, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 45.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 74%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 56%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 56%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62, 44.21, 27.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62, 52.26, 32.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.861, 30.401, 16.493)`
Decimal	`15233895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E87367, 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 #E87367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #E87367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87367; }
.text { color: #e87367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 115 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87367, #e8b367); }

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Questions

What color is #E87367?: #E87367 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sriracha. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E87367?: The RGB value is 232, 115, 103: 232 red, 115 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E87367?: The complementary color is #67DCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87367?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.