Information about #E81049 color

#E81049 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E81049 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(232, 16, 73) — 91% red, 6.3% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 85 / 62 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E81049 presents itself as a maximally vivid romantic rose — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pinkish Red (#F10C45). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spanish Crimson (#E51A4C) and Red Ribbon (#ED0A3F).

In RGB terms — rgb(232, 16, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #E81049 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E81049 color variations

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

#E81049 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 #E81049

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

Pinkish Red color link
Pinkish Red

#F10C45

Red Ribbon color link
Red Ribbon

#ED0A3F

Pink Red color link
Pink Red

#F5054F

Crimson color link
Crimson

#DC143C

Chiefs Red color link
Chiefs Red

#E31837

Debian Red color link
Debian Red

#D70A53

Lipstick color link
Lipstick

#D5174E

Husker Red color link
Husker Red

#E41C38

Raspberry color link
Raspberry

#E30B5D

UA Red color link
UA Red

#D9004C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E81049
  • RGB232, 16, 73
  • CMYK0, 85, 62, 9
  • CSSrgb(232, 16, 73)
  • HSL344°, 87%, 49%
  • HSL Precise344.167°, 87.097%, 48.627%
  • HSV344°, 93%, 91%
  • HSB344°, 93%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.910, 0.063, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.910, 0.063, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.910, 0.063, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE81049
  • DECIMAL ID15208521
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01