Information about #E4AAAA color

#E4AAAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E4AAAA is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(228, 170, 170) — 89.4% red, 66.7% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 23 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #E4AAAA appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Paper Doll (#DFAFAD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF) and Shilo (#E6B2A6).

The recipe behind #E4AAAA is rgb(228, 170, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E4AAAA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. No one has named #E4AAAA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E4AAAA color variations

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

#E4AAAA 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 #E4AAAA

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

Paper Doll color link
Paper Doll

#DFAFAD

Shilo color link
Shilo

#E6B2A6

Pastel Pink color link
Pastel Pink

#DEA5A4

Liz Pink color link
Liz Pink

#E5A3A3

Pink Rose color link
Pink Rose

#E7A1B0

Pastel Rouge color link
Pastel Rouge

#E99FAA

Sakura color link
Sakura

#E9B7A9

Boutique color link
Boutique

#DFACB7

Vintage Pink color link
Vintage Pink

#E6A5B7

Faded Pink color link
Faded Pink

#DE9DAC

Blossom color link
Blossom

#DFB1B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E4AAAA
  • RGB228, 170, 170
  • CMYK0, 23, 23, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 170, 170)
  • HSL0°, 52%, 78%
  • HSL Precise0°, 51.786%, 78.039%
  • HSV0°, 25%, 89%
  • HSB0°, 25%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.667, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.667, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.667, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE4AAAA
  • DECIMAL ID14985898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01