Information about #E87379 color

#E87379 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E87379 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(232, 115, 121) — 91% red, 45.1% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 46 / 44 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated red, #E87379 floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Candy Pink (#E4717A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Froly (#E56D75) and Geraldine (#E77B75).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(232, 115, 121)), which gives #E87379 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #E87379 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E87379 color variations

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

#E87379 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 #E87379

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

Candy Pink color link
Candy Pink

#E4717A

Froly color link
Froly

#E56D75

Geraldine color link
Geraldine

#E77B75

Glorious color link
Glorious

#F07771

Soft Red color link
Soft Red

#F47174

Light Coral color link
Light Coral

#F08080

Deep Blush color link
Deep Blush

#E36F8A

Begonia color link
Begonia

#FA6E79

Sea Pink color link
Sea Pink

#DB817E

Soft Cherry color link
Soft Cherry

#E06281

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E87379
  • RGB232, 115, 121
  • CMYK0, 46, 44, 9
  • CSSrgb(232, 115, 121)
  • HSL357°, 72%, 68%
  • HSL Precise356.923°, 71.779%, 68.039%
  • HSV357°, 50%, 91%
  • HSB357°, 50%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.910, 0.451, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.910, 0.451, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.910, 0.451, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE87379
  • DECIMAL ID15233913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01