Information about #E8559A color

#E8559A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E8559A falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(232, 85, 154) — 91% red, 33.3% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 31 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E8559A reads as a strongly colored romantic rose and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Raspberry Pink (#E25098). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pink Cupcake (#E45E9D) and Violet Red (#F75394).

The recipe behind #E8559A is rgb(232, 85, 154), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E8559A: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. #E8559A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E8559A color variations

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

#E8559A 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 #E8559A

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#E8559A
  • RGB232, 85, 154
  • CMYK0, 58, 31, 9
  • CSSrgb(232, 85, 154)
  • HSL332°, 76%, 62%
  • HSL Precise331.837°, 76.166%, 62.157%
  • HSV332°, 63%, 91%
  • HSB332°, 63%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.910, 0.333, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.910, 0.333, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.910, 0.333, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE8559A
  • DECIMAL ID15226266
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01