Information about #E5A8AA color

#E5A8AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E5A8AA belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(229, 168, 170) — 89.8% red, 65.9% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 23 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E5A8AA is a confidently colored earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Liz Pink (#E5A3A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pink Rose (#E7A1B0) and Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4).

In RGB terms — rgb(229, 168, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E5A8AA: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E5A8AA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E5A8AA color variations

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

#E5A8AA 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 #E5A8AA

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

Liz Pink color link
Liz Pink

#E5A3A3

Pink Rose color link
Pink Rose

#E7A1B0

Pastel Pink color link
Pastel Pink

#DEA5A4

Paper Doll color link
Paper Doll

#DFAFAD

Pastel Rouge color link
Pastel Rouge

#E99FAA

Shilo color link
Shilo

#E6B2A6

Faded Pink color link
Faded Pink

#DE9DAC

Vintage Pink color link
Vintage Pink

#E6A5B7

Boutique color link
Boutique

#DFACB7

Sakura color link
Sakura

#E9B7A9

Blossom color link
Blossom

#DFB1B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E5A8AA
  • RGB229, 168, 170
  • CMYK0, 24, 23, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 168, 170)
  • HSL358°, 54%, 78%
  • HSL Precise358.033°, 53.982%, 77.843%
  • HSV358°, 27%, 90%
  • HSB358°, 27%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.659, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.659, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.659, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE5A8AA
  • DECIMAL ID15050922
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01