What color is #EA848F?

#EA848F is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pulp. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA848F?

The RGB value is 234, 132, 143: 234 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA848F?

The complementary color is #84EADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA848F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA848F color

#EA848F rgb(234, 132, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EA848F is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 51.8% green and 56.1% blue (234, 132, 143).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 71% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 39% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pulp (#E18289), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#EA848F color codes

HEX	`#EA848F`
RGB	`rgb(234, 132, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 51.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 71%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 44%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 39%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.51, 40.16, 11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.51, 41.76, 15.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.143, 35.982, 30.444)`
Decimal	`15369359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA848F, 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 #EA848F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA848F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #EA848F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea848f; }
.text { color: #ea848f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea848f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 132 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea848f, #eaac84); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EA848F?: #EA848F is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pulp. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA848F?: The RGB value is 234, 132, 143: 234 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA848F?: The complementary color is #84EADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA848F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.