What color is #E879A7?

#E879A7 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E879A7?

The RGB value is 232, 121, 167: 232 red, 121 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E879A7?

The complementary color is #79E8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E879A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E879A7 color

#E879A7 rgb(232, 121, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E879A7 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 47.5% green and 65.5% blue (232, 121, 167).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pinking. Fast and Slow (#DF7BA4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#E879A7 color codes

HEX	`#E879A7`
RGB	`rgb(232, 121, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 47.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 47.96, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 48.2, 354.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.093, 33.625, 40.562)`
Decimal	`15235495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E879A7, 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 #E879A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E879A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #E879A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e879a7; }
.text { color: #e879a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e879a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 121 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e879a7, #e88379); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E879A7?: #E879A7 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E879A7?: The RGB value is 232, 121, 167: 232 red, 121 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E879A7?: The complementary color is #79E8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E879A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.