What color is #EA4E50?

#EA4E50 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Red Arremer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA4E50?

The RGB value is 234, 78, 80: 234 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA4E50?

The complementary color is #4EEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA4E50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA4E50 color

#EA4E50 rgb(234, 78, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #EA4E50 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 30.6% green and 31.4% blue (234, 78, 80).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 79% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 66% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Red Arremer (#E44E4D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#EA4E50 color codes

HEX	`#EA4E50`
RGB	`rgb(234, 78, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 30.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 79%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 67%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 66%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, 60.03, 32.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 68.44, 28.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.108, 23.526, 10.122)`
Decimal	`15355472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA4E50, 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 #EA4E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EA4E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	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 #EA4E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea4e50; }
.text { color: #ea4e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea4e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 78 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea4e50, #ea9a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #EA4E50?: #EA4E50 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Red Arremer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA4E50?: The RGB value is 234, 78, 80: 234 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA4E50?: The complementary color is #4EEAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA4E50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.