What color is #E98C95?

#E98C95 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 #E98C95?

The RGB value is 233, 140, 149: 233 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E98C95?

The complementary color is #8CE9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E98C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E98C95 color

#E98C95 rgb(233, 140, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E98C95 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 54.9% green and 58.4% blue (233, 140, 149).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 68% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 36% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Brain (#F1919A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#E98C95 color codes

HEX	`#E98C95`
RGB	`rgb(233, 140, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 54.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 68%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 40%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 36.34, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 37.82, 16.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.409, 38.254, 33.262)`
Decimal	`15305877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E98C95, 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 #E98C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E98C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #E98C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e98c95; }
.text { color: #e98c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e98c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 140 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e98c95, #e9b28c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #E98C95?: #E98C95 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 #E98C95?: The RGB value is 233, 140, 149: 233 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E98C95?: The complementary color is #8CE9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E98C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.