Information about #E2979D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#E2979D presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pink Daisy (#E799A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vibrant Rose Gold (#DF8F9B) and Parrot Pink (#D998A0).
The recipe behind #E2979D is rgb(226, 151, 157), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E2979D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #E2979D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#E2979D color variations
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#E2979D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E2979D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E2979D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E2979D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E2979D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #E2979D color
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Nearest named colors to #E2979D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E799A3
#DF8F9B
#D998A0
#E18E96
#DA9CA6
#E5A3A3
#E78B96
#DA9790
#DEA5A4
#E48995
#F1919A
#DE9DAC
#E2979D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E2979D
- RGB226, 151, 157
- CMYK0, 29, 27, 11
- CSSrgb(226, 151, 157)
- HSL355°, 56%, 74%
- HSL Precise355.2°, 56.391%, 73.922%
- HSV355°, 33%, 89%
- HSB355°, 33%, 89%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.592, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.592, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.592, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDE2979D
- DECIMAL ID14849949
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
