Information about #E5525C color

#E5525C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E5525C falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(229, 82, 92) — 89.8% red, 32.2% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 54 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E5525C reads as a strongly colored earthy red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Material Girl (#E85560). Slightly further away sit Brilliant Amaranth (#E75164) and Valentine Red (#E55451).

The recipe behind #E5525C is rgb(229, 82, 92), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E5525C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E5525C color variations

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

#E5525C 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 #E5525C

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

Warm Red color link
Warm Red

#E6534E

Pale Red color link
Pale Red

#D9544D

Red Plum color link
Red Plum

#DB5A6B

Fire Opal color link
Fire Opal

#E95C4B

Roman color link
Roman

#D8625B

Lychee color link
Lychee

#DC5349

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E5525C
  • RGB229, 82, 92
  • CMYK0, 58, 54, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 82, 92)
  • HSL356°, 74%, 61%
  • HSL Precise355.918°, 73.869%, 60.98%
  • HSV356°, 64%, 90%
  • HSB356°, 64%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.322, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.322, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.322, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE5525C
  • DECIMAL ID15028828
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01