Information about #E17171 color

#E17171 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E17171 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 113, 113) — 88.2% red, 44.3% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 44 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E17171 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and 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 a hair away from Froly (#E56D75). Slightly further away sit Candy Pink (#E4717A) and Light Carmine Pink (#E66771).

The recipe behind #E17171 is rgb(225, 113, 113), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E17171 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E17171 color variations

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

#E17171 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 #E17171

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

Froly color link
Froly

#E56D75

Candy Pink color link
Candy Pink

#E4717A

Geraldine color link
Geraldine

#E77B75

Glorious color link
Glorious

#F07771

Soft Red color link
Soft Red

#F47174

Pinkish color link
Pinkish

#D46A7E

Sea Pink color link
Sea Pink

#DB817E

Soft Cherry color link
Soft Cherry

#E06281

Terra Cotta color link
Terra Cotta

#E2725B

#E17171 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E17171
  • RGB225, 113, 113
  • CMYK0, 44, 44, 12
  • HSL0°, 65%, 66%
  • HSL Precise0°, 65.116%, 66.275%
  • HSV0°, 50%, 88%
  • HSB0°, 50%, 88%
  • HEX IDE17171
  • DECIMAL ID14774641
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
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