What color is #EA8B77?

#EA8B77 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Redolenc. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA8B77?

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

What is the complementary color of #EA8B77?

The complementary color is #77D6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA8B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA8B77 color

#EA8B77 rgb(234, 139, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #EA8B77 is a light, moderate red.

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

Its hue angle is 10°, with 73% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 49% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Redolenc (#EA8A7A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#EA8B77 color codes

HEX	`#EA8B77`
RGB	`rgb(234, 139, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 54.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 73%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 49%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 49%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, 34.07, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 43.01, 37.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.497, 37.294, 22.199)`
Decimal	`15371127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA8B77, 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 #EA8B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA8B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #EA8B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea8b77; }
.text { color: #ea8b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea8b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 139 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea8b77, #eac477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #EA8B77?: #EA8B77 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Redolenc. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA8B77?: The RGB value is 234, 139, 119: 234 red, 139 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA8B77?: The complementary color is #77D6EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA8B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.