What color is #EA779C?

#EA779C is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA779C?

The RGB value is 234, 119, 156: 234 red, 119 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA779C?

The complementary color is #77EAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA779C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA779C color

#EA779C rgb(234, 119, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EA779C is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 46.7% green and 61.2% blue (234, 119, 156).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 73% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 33% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Embarrassed (#EE7799), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#EA779C color codes

HEX	`#EA779C`
RGB	`rgb(234, 119, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 46.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 73%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 49%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 33%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, 48.23, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 48.24, 0.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.531, 33.091, 35.383)`
Decimal	`15366044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA779C, 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 #EA779C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA779C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #EA779C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea779c; }
.text { color: #ea779c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea779c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 119 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea779c, #ea8c77); }

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Questions

What color is #EA779C?: #EA779C is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Embarrassed. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA779C?: The RGB value is 234, 119, 156: 234 red, 119 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA779C?: The complementary color is #77EAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA779C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.