What color is #EA7E82?

#EA7E82 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Light Coral. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA7E82?

The RGB value is 234, 126, 130: 234 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA7E82?

The complementary color is #7EEAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA7E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA7E82 color

#EA7E82 rgb(234, 126, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EA7E82 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 49.4% green and 51% blue (234, 126, 130).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 72% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 44% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Coral (#F08080), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#EA7E82 color codes

HEX	`#EA7E82`
RGB	`rgb(234, 126, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 49.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 72%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 46%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 44%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, 41.84, 16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 45.05, 21.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.425, 34.03, 25.291)`
Decimal	`15367810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA7E82, 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 #EA7E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA7E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #EA7E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea7e82; }
.text { color: #ea7e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea7e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 126 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea7e82, #eab07e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EA7E82?: #EA7E82 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Light Coral. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA7E82?: The RGB value is 234, 126, 130: 234 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA7E82?: The complementary color is #7EEAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA7E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.