What color is #E89494?

#E89494 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Funki Porcini. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E89494?

The RGB value is 232, 148, 148: 232 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E89494?

The complementary color is #94E8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E89494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E89494 color

#E89494 rgb(232, 148, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E89494 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 58% green and 58% blue (232, 148, 148).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 65% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 36% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Funki Porcini (#EE9999), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#E89494 color codes

HEX	`#E89494`
RGB	`rgb(232, 148, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 58%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 65%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 36%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 36%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.81, 31.64, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.81, 34.32, 22.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.216, 40.477, 33.232)`
Decimal	`15242388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E89494, 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 #E89494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E89494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #E89494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e89494; }
.text { color: #e89494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e89494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 148 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e89494, #e8be94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #E89494?: #E89494 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Funki Porcini. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E89494?: The RGB value is 232, 148, 148: 232 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E89494?: The complementary color is #94E8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E89494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.