Information about #E85979 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#E85979 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Brilliant Crimson (#E75177). Slightly further away sit Dark Pink (#E75480) and Metallic Rose (#E74D79).
The recipe behind #E85979 is rgb(232, 89, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E85979 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#E85979 color variations
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#E85979 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#E85979 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#E85979 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#E85979 color hues
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#E85979 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #E85979 color
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Nearest named colors to #E85979
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E75177
#E75480
#E74D79
#E06281
#DE5D83
#E66771
#DE5285
#F25A87
#E75189
#DB5A6B
#F44C6F
#E56D75
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#E85979
- RGB232, 89, 121
- CMYK0, 56, 44, 9
- CSSrgb(232, 89, 121)
- HSL347°, 76%, 63%
- HSL Precise346.573°, 75.661%, 62.941%
- HSV347°, 62%, 91%
- HSB347°, 62%, 91%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.910
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.910, 0.349, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.910, 0.349, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.910, 0.349, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB91%
- Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDE85979
- DECIMAL ID15227257
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
