Information about #E74F75 color

#E74F75 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E74F75 falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(231, 79, 117) — 90.6% red, 31% green, 45.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 60 / 45 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E74F75 reads as a strongly colored warm 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 Brilliant Crimson (#E75177). Slightly further away sit Metallic Rose (#E74D79) and Dark Pink (#E75480).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(231, 79, 117)), which gives #E74F75 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E74F75 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E74F75 color variations

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

#E74F75 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 #E74F75

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E74F75
  • RGB231, 79, 117
  • CMYK0, 60, 45, 9
  • CSSrgb(231, 79, 117)
  • HSL345°, 76%, 61%
  • HSL Precise345°, 76%, 60.784%
  • HSV345°, 66%, 91%
  • HSB345°, 66%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.906, 0.310, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.906, 0.310, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.906, 0.310, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE74F75
  • DECIMAL ID15159157
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01