What color is #EF8EA5?

#EF8EA5 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EF8EA5?

The RGB value is 239, 142, 165: 239 red, 142 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EF8EA5?

The complementary color is #8EEFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EF8EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EF8EA5 color

#EF8EA5 rgb(239, 142, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EF8EA5 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 55.7% green and 64.7% blue (239, 142, 165).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 75% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 31% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Flamingo Pink (#FC8EAC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#EF8EA5 color codes

HEX	`#EF8EA5`
RGB	`rgb(239, 142, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 55.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 75%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 41%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 31%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.77, 39.42, 3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.77, 39.61, 5.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.063, 40.417, 40.649)`
Decimal	`15699621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EF8EA5, 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 #EF8EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EF8EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #EF8EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ef8ea5; }
.text { color: #ef8ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef8ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 142 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef8ea5, #efa78e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EF8EA5?: #EF8EA5 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Flamingo Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EF8EA5?: The RGB value is 239, 142, 165: 239 red, 142 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EF8EA5?: The complementary color is #8EEFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EF8EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.