What color is #E88D76?

#E88D76 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Lox. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E88D76?

The RGB value is 232, 141, 118: 232 red, 141 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E88D76?

The complementary color is #76D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E88D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E88D76 color

#E88D76 rgb(232, 141, 118)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E88D76 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 55.3% green and 46.3% blue (232, 141, 118).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 49% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Lox (#EC9079), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#E88D76 color codes

HEX	`#E88D76`
RGB	`rgb(232, 141, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 55.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 49%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, 32.16, 26.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 41.98, 39.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.076, 37.518, 21.951)`
Decimal	`15240566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E88D76, 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 #E88D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E88D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #E88D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e88d76; }
.text { color: #e88d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e88d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 141 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e88d76, #e8c676); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E88D76?: #E88D76 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Lox. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E88D76?: The RGB value is 232, 141, 118: 232 red, 141 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E88D76?: The complementary color is #76D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E88D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.