What color is #ED5E6C?

#ED5E6C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Pepper. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ED5E6C?

The RGB value is 237, 94, 108: 237 red, 94 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ED5E6C?

The complementary color is #5EEDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED5E6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ED5E6C color

#ED5E6C rgb(237, 94, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #ED5E6C is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 36.9% green and 42.4% blue (237, 94, 108).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 80% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 54% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pink Pepper (#EF586C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#ED5E6C color codes

HEX	`#ED5E6C`
RGB	`rgb(237, 94, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 36.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 80%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 60%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 54%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, 56.19, 21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 60.07, 20.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.638, 27.098, 17.222)`
Decimal	`15556204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ED5E6C, 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 #ED5E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#ED5E6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #ED5E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed5e6c; }
.text { color: #ed5e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed5e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 94 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed5e6c, #ed985e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

Questions

What color is #ED5E6C?: #ED5E6C is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Pepper. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ED5E6C?: The RGB value is 237, 94, 108: 237 red, 94 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ED5E6C?: The complementary color is #5EEDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED5E6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.