What color is #E88D96?

#E88D96 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E88D96?

The RGB value is 232, 141, 150: 232 red, 141 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E88D96?

The complementary color is #8DE8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E88D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E88D96 color

#E88D96 rgb(232, 141, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E88D96 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 55.3% green and 58.8% blue (232, 141, 150).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 66% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 35% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#E88D96 color codes

HEX	`#E88D96`
RGB	`rgb(232, 141, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 55.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 66%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 39%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 35%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.32, 35.57, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.32, 36.97, 15.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.311, 38.411, 33.718)`
Decimal	`15240598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E88D96, 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 #E88D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E88D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #E88D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e88d96; }
.text { color: #e88d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e88d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 141 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e88d96, #e8b28d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E88D96?: #E88D96 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pick Your Brain. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E88D96?: The RGB value is 232, 141, 150: 232 red, 141 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E88D96?: The complementary color is #8DE8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E88D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.