What color is #EA9A87?

#EA9A87 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Shrimp. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA9A87?

The RGB value is 234, 154, 135: 234 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA9A87?

The complementary color is #87D7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA9A87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA9A87 color

#EA9A87 rgb(234, 154, 135)

Shades of red

The hex color #EA9A87 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 60.4% green and 52.9% blue (234, 154, 135).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 70% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 42% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Shrimp (#E29A86), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#EA9A87 color codes

HEX	`#EA9A87`
RGB	`rgb(234, 154, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 60.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 70%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 42%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 42%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, 27.76, 22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 35.61, 38.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.863, 42.357, 28.466)`
Decimal	`15374983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA9A87, 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 #EA9A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EA9A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #EA9A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea9a87; }
.text { color: #ea9a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea9a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 154 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea9a87, #eacb87); }

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Questions

What color is #EA9A87?: #EA9A87 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Shrimp. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA9A87?: The RGB value is 234, 154, 135: 234 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA9A87?: The complementary color is #87D7EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA9A87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.