What color is #E87482?

#E87482 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Turnip the Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E87482?

The RGB value is 232, 116, 130: 232 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E87482?

The complementary color is #74E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E87482 color

#E87482 rgb(232, 116, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #E87482 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 45.5% green and 51% blue (232, 116, 130).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 72% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 44% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Turnip the Pink (#E5717B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#E87482 color codes

HEX	`#E87482`
RGB	`rgb(232, 116, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 45.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 72%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 50%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 44%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, 46.14, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 48.07, 16.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.556, 31.263, 24.855)`
Decimal	`15234178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E87482, 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 #E87482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #E87482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87482; }
.text { color: #e87482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 116 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87482, #e8a074); }

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Questions

What color is #E87482?: #E87482 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Turnip the Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E87482?: The RGB value is 232, 116, 130: 232 red, 116 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E87482?: The complementary color is #74E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.