What color is #E87C9B?

#E87C9B is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E87C9B?

The RGB value is 232, 124, 155: 232 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E87C9B?

The complementary color is #7CE8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E87C9B color

#E87C9B rgb(232, 124, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E87C9B is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 48.6% green and 60.8% blue (232, 124, 155).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 70% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 33% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed (#EE7799), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#E87C9B color codes

HEX	`#E87C9B`
RGB	`rgb(232, 124, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 48.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 70%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 47%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 33%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, 44.93, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 45, 3.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.405, 33.942, 35.111)`
Decimal	`15236251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E87C9B, 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 #E87C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #E87C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87c9b; }
.text { color: #e87c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 124 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87c9b, #e8937c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E87C9B?: #E87C9B is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E87C9B?: The RGB value is 232, 124, 155: 232 red, 124 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E87C9B?: The complementary color is #7CE8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.