Information about #E3A0AF color

#E3A0AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E3A0AF falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(227, 160, 175) — 89% red, 62.7% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 26 / 20 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E3A0AF presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pink Rose (#E7A1B0). Slightly further away sit Faded Pink (#DE9DAC) and Pastel Rouge (#E99FAA).

The recipe behind #E3A0AF is rgb(227, 160, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E3A0AF: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E3A0AF color variations

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#E3A0AF 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 #E3A0AF

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

Pink Rose color link
Pink Rose

#E7A1B0

Faded Pink color link
Faded Pink

#DE9DAC

Pastel Rouge color link
Pastel Rouge

#E99FAA

Vintage Pink color link
Vintage Pink

#E6A5B7

Liz Pink color link
Liz Pink

#E5A3A3

Pastel Pink color link
Pastel Pink

#DEA5A4

Floyd color link
Floyd

#DA9CA6

Pink Daisy color link
Pink Daisy

#E799A3

Boutique color link
Boutique

#DFACB7

Mauvelous color link
Mauvelous

#EF98AA

Paper Doll color link
Paper Doll

#DFAFAD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E3A0AF
  • RGB227, 160, 175
  • CMYK0, 26, 20, 11
  • CSSrgb(227, 160, 175)
  • HSL347°, 54%, 76%
  • HSL Precise346.567°, 54.472%, 75.882%
  • HSV347°, 30%, 89%
  • HSB347°, 30%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.627, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.627, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.627, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE3A0AF
  • DECIMAL ID14917807
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01