What color is #E88A8A?

#E88A8A is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Boho Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E88A8A?

The RGB value is 232, 138, 138: 232 red, 138 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E88A8A?

The complementary color is #8AE8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E88A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E88A8A color

#E88A8A rgb(232, 138, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E88A8A is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 54.1% green and 54.1% blue (232, 138, 138).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 67% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Boho Blush (#E58787), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#E88A8A color codes

HEX	`#E88A8A`
RGB	`rgb(232, 138, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 54.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 67%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 41%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.41, 35.76, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.41, 38.98, 23.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.957, 37.172, 28.742)`
Decimal	`15239818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E88A8A, 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 #E88A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E88A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #E88A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e88a8a; }
.text { color: #e88a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e88a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 138 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e88a8a, #e8b98a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E88A8A?: #E88A8A is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Boho Blush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E88A8A?: The RGB value is 232, 138, 138: 232 red, 138 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E88A8A?: The complementary color is #8AE8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E88A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.