Information about #E16069 color

#E16069 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E16069 falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(225, 96, 105) — 88.2% red, 37.6% green, 41.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 51 / 47 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored earthy red, #E16069 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Red Plum (#DB5A6B). Slightly further away sit Light Carmine Pink (#E66771) and Material Girl (#E85560).

In RGB terms — rgb(225, 96, 105) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E16069 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E16069 color variations

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

#E16069 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 #E16069

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

Red Plum color link
Red Plum

#DB5A6B

Roman color link
Roman

#D8625B

Froly color link
Froly

#E56D75

Terra Cotta color link
Terra Cotta

#E2725B

Soft Cherry color link
Soft Cherry

#E06281

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Candy Pink color link
Candy Pink

#E4717A

Cabaret color link
Cabaret

#CD526C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E16069
  • RGB225, 96, 105
  • CMYK0, 51, 47, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 96, 105)
  • HSL356°, 68%, 63%
  • HSL Precise355.814°, 68.254%, 62.941%
  • HSV356°, 57%, 88%
  • HSB356°, 57%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.376, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.376, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.376, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE16069
  • DECIMAL ID14770281
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01