Information about #E2958C color

#E2958C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E2958C belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(226, 149, 140) (88.6% red, 58.4% green, 54.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 30 / 34 / 11 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E2958C presents itself as a confidently colored red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Salmon Rose (#E7968B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Petite Orchid (#DA9790) and Tonys Pink (#E79E88).

In RGB terms — rgb(226, 149, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E2958C: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E2958C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E2958C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E2958C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E2958C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2958C
  • RGB226, 149, 140
  • CMYK0, 30, 34, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 149, 140)
  • HSL6°, 60%, 72%
  • HSL Precise6.279°, 59.722%, 71.765%
  • HSV6°, 38%, 89%
  • HSB6°, 38%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.584, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.584, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.584, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE2958C
  • DECIMAL ID14849420
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01