What color is #EA778B?

#EA778B is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Loveland. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA778B?

The RGB value is 234, 119, 139: 234 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA778B?

The complementary color is #77EAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA778B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA778B color

#EA778B rgb(234, 119, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #EA778B is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 46.7% green and 54.5% blue (234, 119, 139).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 73% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 41% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Loveland (#E6718D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#EA778B color codes

HEX	`#EA778B`
RGB	`rgb(234, 119, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 46.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 73%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 49%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 41%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 46.29, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 47.34, 12.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.191, 32.555, 28.325)`
Decimal	`15366027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA778B, 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 #EA778B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA778B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #EA778B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea778b; }
.text { color: #ea778b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea778b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 119 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea778b, #ea9d77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EA778B?: #EA778B is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Loveland. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA778B?: The RGB value is 234, 119, 139: 234 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA778B?: The complementary color is #77EAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA778B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.