What color is #E87FBA?

#E87FBA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E87FBA?

The RGB value is 232, 127, 186: 232 red, 127 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E87FBA?

The complementary color is #7FE8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E87FBA color

#E87FBA rgb(232, 127, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E87FBA is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 49.8% green and 72.9% blue (232, 127, 186).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 70% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#E87FBA color codes

HEX	`#E87FBA`
RGB	`rgb(232, 127, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 49.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 70%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 45%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 20%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, 47.6, -12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 49.33, 344.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.732, 35.883, 50.752)`
Decimal	`15237050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E87FBA, 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 #E87FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #E87FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87fba; }
.text { color: #e87fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 127 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87fba, #e87f86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E87FBA?: #E87FBA is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E87FBA?: The RGB value is 232, 127, 186: 232 red, 127 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E87FBA?: The complementary color is #7FE8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.