Information about #E8959E color

#E8959E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E8959E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(232, 149, 158) — 91% red, 58.4% green, 62% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 29 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored earthy red, #E8959E appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pink Daisy (#E799A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wewak (#F1919A) and Vibrant Rose Gold (#DF8F9B).

In RGB terms — rgb(232, 149, 158) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E8959E: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #E8959E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E8959E color variations

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

#E8959E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E8959E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#DA5766

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#BC293A

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#7D1B26

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Black

#000000

#E8959E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#C8838B

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Grey

#808080

#E8959E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E896C0

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#E8959E 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
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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
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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
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#E896C9
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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
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#A0E896
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#96A0E8
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#E8DF96
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#C9E896
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#96E8DF
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#B696E8
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Nearest named colors to #E8959E

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

Pink Daisy color link
Pink Daisy

#E799A3

Wewak color link
Wewak

#F1919A

Vibrant Rose Gold color link
Vibrant Rose Gold

#DF8F9B

Ruddy Pink color link
Ruddy Pink

#E18E96

Light Amaranth color link
Light Amaranth

#E78B96

Peach Burst color link
Peach Burst

#F39998

Mauvelous color link
Mauvelous

#EF98AA

Liz Pink color link
Liz Pink

#E5A3A3

Charm Pink color link
Charm Pink

#E68FAC

Parrot Pink color link
Parrot Pink

#D998A0

Metallic Rouge color link
Metallic Rouge

#E48995

Pastel Rouge color link
Pastel Rouge

#E99FAA

#E8959E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E8959E
  • RGB232, 149, 158
  • CMYK0, 33, 29, 9
  • CSSrgb(232, 149, 158)
  • HSL353°, 64%, 75%
  • HSL Precise353.494°, 64.341%, 74.706%
  • HSV353°, 36%, 91%
  • HSB353°, 36%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.910, 0.584, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.910, 0.584, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.910, 0.584, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE8959E
  • DECIMAL ID15242654
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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