What color is #E87984?

#E87984 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 #E87984?

The RGB value is 232, 121, 132: 232 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E87984?

The complementary color is #79E8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E87984 color

#E87984 rgb(232, 121, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #E87984 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 47.5% green and 51.8% blue (232, 121, 132).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 43% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Turnip the Pink (#E5717B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#E87984 color codes

HEX	`#E87984`
RGB	`rgb(232, 121, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 47.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 43%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, 43.85, 13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 45.97, 17.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.284, 32.501, 25.766)`
Decimal	`15235460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E87984, 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 #E87984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #E87984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87984; }
.text { color: #e87984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 121 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87984, #e8a679); }

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Questions

What color is #E87984?: #E87984 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 #E87984?: The RGB value is 232, 121, 132: 232 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E87984?: The complementary color is #79E8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.