Close to Deep Pink
#E00985
#E00985 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Deep Pink. In RGB it’s made of 87.8% red, 3.5% green, and 52.2% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 92% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #E00985.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.62:1 AABlack text on this color
4.55:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.62:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.55:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E00985 as they’d see it.
#E00985 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #E00985
What color is #E00985?
#E00985 is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Deep Pink. In RGB it’s made of 87.8% red, 3.5% green, and 52.2% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 92% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #E00985 in RGB?
#E00985 is rgb(224, 9, 133): 224 red, 9 green, and 133 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #E00985 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 96, 41, 12). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #E00985?
PANTONE 239 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #E00985?
Its complement #17873D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.