What color is #EAA78E?

#EAA78E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Creamy Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAA78E?

The RGB value is 234, 167, 142: 234 red, 167 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAA78E?

The complementary color is #8ED1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAA78E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAA78E color

#EAA78E rgb(234, 167, 142)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EAA78E is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 65.5% green and 55.7% blue (234, 167, 142).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 69% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 39% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Peach (#F4A384), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#EAA78E color codes

HEX	`#EAA78E`
RGB	`rgb(234, 167, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 65.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 69%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 39%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 39%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, 21.61, 22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 31.38, 46.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.635, 47.086, 31.902)`
Decimal	`15378318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAA78E, 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 #EAA78E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAA78E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #EAA78E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eaa78e; }
.text { color: #eaa78e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eaa78e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 167 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eaa78e, #ead58e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #EAA78E?: #EAA78E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Creamy Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAA78E?: The RGB value is 234, 167, 142: 234 red, 167 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAA78E?: The complementary color is #8ED1EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAA78E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.