Information about #E496A4 color

#E496A4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E496A4 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(228, 150, 164) — 89.4% red, 58.8% green, 64.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 31 / 25 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #E496A4 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pink Daisy (#E799A3). Slightly further away sit Charm Pink (#E68FAC) and Floyd (#DA9CA6).

In RGB terms — rgb(228, 150, 164) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E496A4: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E496A4 color variations

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

#E496A4 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 #E496A4

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

Pink Daisy color link
Pink Daisy

#E799A3

Charm Pink color link
Charm Pink

#E68FAC

Floyd color link
Floyd

#DA9CA6

Parrot Pink color link
Parrot Pink

#D998A0

Pastel Rouge color link
Pastel Rouge

#E99FAA

Faded Pink color link
Faded Pink

#DE9DAC

Mauvelous color link
Mauvelous

#EF98AA

Liz Pink color link
Liz Pink

#E5A3A3

Illusion color link
Illusion

#EF95AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E496A4
  • RGB228, 150, 164
  • CMYK0, 31, 25, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 150, 164)
  • HSL349°, 59%, 74%
  • HSL Precise349.231°, 59.091%, 74.118%
  • HSV349°, 34%, 89%
  • HSB349°, 34%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.588, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.588, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.588, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE496A4
  • DECIMAL ID14980772
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01