What color is #EB6499?

#EB6499 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Letter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EB6499?

The RGB value is 235, 100, 153: 235 red, 100 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EB6499?

The complementary color is #64EBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EB6499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EB6499 color

#EB6499 rgb(235, 100, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EB6499 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 39.2% green and 60% blue (235, 100, 153).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 77% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 35% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Love Letter (#E4658E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#EB6499 color codes

HEX	`#EB6499`
RGB	`rgb(235, 100, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 39.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 77%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 57%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 35%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 57.19, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 57.24, 357.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.57, 29.081, 33.397)`
Decimal	`15426713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EB6499, 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 #EB6499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EB6499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	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 #EB6499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eb6499; }
.text { color: #eb6499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb6499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 100 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eb6499, #eb7364); }

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Questions

What color is #EB6499?: #EB6499 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Letter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EB6499?: The RGB value is 235, 100, 153: 235 red, 100 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EB6499?: The complementary color is #64EBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EB6499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.