Information about #E79CBA color

#E79CBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E79CBA falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(231, 156, 186) — 90.6% red, 61.2% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 18 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored pink-red rose, #E79CBA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vintage Pink (#E6A5B7). Slightly further away sit Amaranth Pink (#F19CBB) and Kobi (#E79FC4).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(231, 156, 186)), which gives #E79CBA its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E79CBA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E79CBA color variations

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#E79CBA 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 #E79CBA

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

Vintage Pink color link
Vintage Pink

#E6A5B7

Kobi color link
Kobi

#E79FC4

Pink Rose color link
Pink Rose

#E7A1B0

Shocking color link
Shocking

#E292C0

Rich Pink color link
Rich Pink

#EA8FB6

Luxury Pink color link
Luxury Pink

#E3A7C4

Illusion color link
Illusion

#EF95AE

Pastel Rouge color link
Pastel Rouge

#E99FAA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E79CBA
  • RGB231, 156, 186
  • CMYK0, 29, 18, 9
  • CSSrgb(231, 156, 186)
  • HSL336°, 61%, 76%
  • HSL Precise336°, 60.976%, 75.882%
  • HSV336°, 32%, 91%
  • HSB336°, 32%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.906, 0.612, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.906, 0.612, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.906, 0.612, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE79CBA
  • DECIMAL ID15178938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01