Information about #E55959 color

#E55959 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E55959 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(229, 89, 89) (89.8% red, 34.9% green, 34.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 55 / 55 / 10 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E55959 is a vivid, lively red that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Material Girl (#E85560). Nearby in the Register you will also find Valentine Red (#E55451) and Brilliant Red (#E75151).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(229, 89, 89)), which gives #E55959 its character. If you plan to put text on a #E55959 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E55959 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E55959 color variations

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

#E55959 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E55959 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#DA2222

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#A41919

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#6D1111

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#360808

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Black

#000000

#E55959 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#C16262

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#977373

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Grey

#808080

#E55959 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E55959 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
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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
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#579EE5
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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
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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
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#57E557
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#5757E5
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#E5E557
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9EE557
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#57E5E5
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#9E57E5
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Nearest named colors to #E55959

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

Material Girl color link
Material Girl

#E85560

Valentine Red color link
Valentine Red

#E55451

Brilliant Red color link
Brilliant Red

#E75151

Warm Red color link
Warm Red

#E6534E

Brilliant Amaranth color link
Brilliant Amaranth

#E75164

Brilliant Scarlet color link
Brilliant Scarlet

#E76451

Fire Opal color link
Fire Opal

#E95C4B

Roman color link
Roman

#D8625B

Jelly Bean color link
Jelly Bean

#DA614E

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Bean Red color link
Bean Red

#F75D59

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

#E55959 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E55959
  • RGB229, 89, 89
  • CMYK0, 55, 55, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 89, 89)
  • HSL0°, 73%, 62%
  • HSL Precise0°, 72.917%, 62.353%
  • HSV0°, 61%, 90%
  • HSB0°, 61%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.349, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.349, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.349, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE55959
  • DECIMAL ID15030617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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