What color is #EBA191?

#EBA191 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBA191?

The RGB value is 235, 161, 145: 235 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBA191?

The complementary color is #91DBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBA191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBA191 color

#EBA191 rgb(235, 161, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #EBA191 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 63.1% green and 56.9% blue (235, 161, 145).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 69% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 38% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pink Palazzo (#DF9F8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#EBA191 color codes

HEX	`#EBA191`
RGB	`rgb(235, 161, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 63.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 69%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 38%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 38%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, 25.53, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 32.11, 37.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.119, 45.2, 32.762)`
Decimal	`15442321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBA191, 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 #EBA191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBA191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #EBA191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eba191; }
.text { color: #eba191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eba191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 161 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eba191, #ebce91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #EBA191?: #EBA191 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBA191?: The RGB value is 235, 161, 145: 235 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBA191?: The complementary color is #91DBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBA191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.