Information about #EE8C8D color

#EE8C8D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EE8C8D falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(238, 140, 141) — 93.3% red, 54.9% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 38 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EE8C8D reads as a strongly colored warm red and 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 a hair away from One Kin Dye (#F08F90). Slightly further away sit Sweet Pink (#EE918D) and Aesthetic Coral (#F29388).

The recipe behind #EE8C8D is rgb(238, 140, 141), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EE8C8D: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EE8C8D color variations

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#EE8C8D 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 #EE8C8D

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

One Kin Dye color link
One Kin Dye

#F08F90

Sweet Pink color link
Sweet Pink

#EE918D

Ibis Wing color link
Ibis Wing

#F58F84

Salmon Rose color link
Salmon Rose

#E7968B

Pastel Berry color link
Pastel Berry

#ED8698

Wewak color link
Wewak

#F1919A

Ruddy Pink color link
Ruddy Pink

#E18E96

Soft Coral color link
Soft Coral

#F8998D

Carissma color link
Carissma

#E68095

#EE8C8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EE8C8D
  • RGB238, 140, 141
  • CMYK0, 38, 38, 7
  • HSL359°, 74%, 74%
  • HSL Precise359.388°, 74.242%, 74.118%
  • HSV359°, 41%, 93%
  • HSB359°, 41%, 93%
  • HEX IDEE8C8D
  • DECIMAL ID15633549
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
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