Information about Pastel Cherry color

#E56E90 - Pastel Cherry color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E56E90 ("Pastel Cherry") belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(229, 110, 144) (89.8% red, 43.1% green, 56.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 47 / 33 / 10 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively pink-red rose, #E56E90 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blush Red (#E56E94). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Blush (#E36F8A) and Pale Red Violet (#DB7093).

The recipe behind #E56E90 is rgb(229, 110, 144), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E56E90 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. The name "Pastel Cherry" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Pastel Cherry color variations

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

Pastel Cherry 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 Pastel Cherry

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E56E90
  • RGB229, 110, 144
  • CMYK0, 47, 33, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 110, 144)
  • HSL343°, 70%, 66%
  • HSL Precise342.857°, 69.591%, 66.471%
  • HSV343°, 52%, 90%
  • HSB343°, 52%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.431, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.431, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.431, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE56E90
  • DECIMAL ID15036048
  • Name Length13
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