Information about #E48282 color

#E48282 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E48282 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(228, 130, 130) — 89.4% red, 51% green, 51% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 38 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E48282 reads as a vivid, lively red and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sea Pink (#DB817E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Coral (#F08080) and New York Pink (#D7837F).

In RGB terms — rgb(228, 130, 130) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E48282 color variations

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

#E48282 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 #E48282

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

Sea Pink color link
Sea Pink

#DB817E

Light Coral color link
Light Coral

#F08080

Geraldine color link
Geraldine

#E77B75

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

My Pink color link
My Pink

#D68B80

Candy Pink color link
Candy Pink

#E4717A

Carissma color link
Carissma

#E68095

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E48282
  • RGB228, 130, 130
  • CMYK0, 38, 38, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 130, 130)
  • HSL0°, 64%, 70%
  • HSL Precise0°, 64.474%, 70.196%
  • HSV0°, 43%, 89%
  • HSB0°, 43%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.510, 0.510)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.510, 0.510, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.510, 0.510)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE48282
  • DECIMAL ID14975618
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01