Information about #EE9981 color

#EE9981 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #EE9981 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(238, 153, 129) (93.3% red, 60% green, 50.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 33 / 43 / 7 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EE9981 is a energetic, saturated earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Salmon (#E9967A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aesthetic Coral (#F29388) and Apricot Red (#E8917D).

In RGB terms — rgb(238, 153, 129) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EE9981 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EE9981 color variations

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

#EE9981 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 #EE9981

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

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Tonys Pink color link
Tonys Pink

#E79E88

Salmon Rose color link
Salmon Rose

#E7968B

Ibis Wing color link
Ibis Wing

#F58F84

Sweet Pink color link
Sweet Pink

#EE918D

Poppy Petal color link
Poppy Petal

#F6A08C

Soft Coral color link
Soft Coral

#F8998D

One Kin Dye color link
One Kin Dye

#F08F90

Mona Lisa color link
Mona Lisa

#FF9889

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EE9981
  • RGB238, 153, 129
  • CMYK0, 33, 43, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 153, 129)
  • HSL13°, 76%, 72%
  • HSL Precise13.211°, 76.224%, 71.961%
  • HSV13°, 46%, 93%
  • HSB13°, 46%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.600, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.600, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.600, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEE9981
  • DECIMAL ID15636865
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01