Information about #EB9999 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A strongly colored earthy red, #EB9999 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Peach Burst (#F39998). Slightly further away sit Wewak (#F1919A) and Pink Daisy (#E799A3).
The recipe behind #EB9999 is rgb(235, 153, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EB9999: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#EB9999 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#EB9999 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#EB9999 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#EB9999 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#EB9999 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#EB9999 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 #EB9999 color
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Nearest named colors to #EB9999
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F39998
#F1919A
#E799A3
#F08F90
#EE918D
#E78B96
#E7968B
#E18E96
#E5A3A3
#DF8F9B
#E7A28B
#EF98AA
#EB9999 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#EB9999
- RGB235, 153, 153
- CMYK0, 32, 32, 8
- CSSrgb(235, 153, 153)
- HSL0°, 67%, 76%
- HSL Precise0°, 67.213%, 76.078%
- HSV0°, 35%, 92%
- HSB0°, 35%, 92%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.922
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.922, 0.600, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.922, 0.600, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.922, 0.600, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB92.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDEB9999
- DECIMAL ID15440281
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
