Information about #E6516F color

#E6516F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E6516F belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(230, 81, 111) — 90.2% red, 31.8% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 58 / 47 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E6516F is a strongly 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 Brilliant Crimson (#E75177). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Rose (#E74D79) and Brilliant Amaranth (#E75164).

In RGB terms — rgb(230, 81, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E6516F: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #E6516F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E6516F color variations

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#E6516F 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 #E6516F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E6516F
  • RGB230, 81, 111
  • CMYK0, 58, 47, 10
  • CSSrgb(230, 81, 111)
  • HSL348°, 75%, 61%
  • HSL Precise347.919°, 74.874%, 60.98%
  • HSV348°, 65%, 90%
  • HSB348°, 65%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.902, 0.318, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.902, 0.318, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.902, 0.318, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE6516F
  • DECIMAL ID15094127
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01