#e49999 Color Information

#e49999 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e49999. In RGB, it consists of 89.4% Red, 60.0% Green, and 60.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 32.9% Magenta, 32.9% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.0°, with saturation of 58.1% and lightness of 74.7%. The decimal value for #e49999 is 14981529, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e49999 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e49999 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color228, 153, 153 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color89.4%, 60.0%, 60.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.106, 0.400, 0.400 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.329, 0.329, 0.106 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.0°, 58.1%, 74.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.0°, 32.9%, 89.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color49.136, 41.576, 35.572 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color228, 153, 153 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14981529 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.578, 28.108, 11.526 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.578, 30.379, 22.296 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.578, 49.822, 10.735 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.480, 23.184, 12.427 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.389, 0.329, 41.576 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293171609 / 0xffe49999 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: October 12, 2024

Shades of #e49999

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e49999, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.1%, and its lightness is 74.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e49999, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d1313 to #c88686.

Tints of #e49999

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e49999, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.1%, and its lightness is 74.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e49999, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e7a6a6 to #fcf2f2.

Tones of #e49999

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e49999, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e49999, which range from #bfbfbf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff7e7e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e49999

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e49999! For #e49999, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #e49999. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e49999

This color, #e49999, consists of 89.4% Red, 60.0% Green, and 60.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 228, Green = 153, Blue = 153. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e49999 is 0% Cyan, 32.9% Magenta, 32.9% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R89.4%
C0.0%
G60.0%
M32.9%
B60.0%
Y32.9%
K10.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 228 153 153
Octal 344 231 231
Hexa #e4 #99 #99
Binary 11100100 10011001 10011001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 32 32 10
Octal 0 40 40 12
Hexa #00 #20 #20 #0a
Binary 00000000 00100000 00100000 00001010

Analogous Colors of #e49999

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e49999 — which has hue 0.0° — its analogous colors are located at 0.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e49999.

Triadic Colors of #e49999

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e49999 — which has hue 0.0° — its triadic colors are located at 0.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e49999.

Complementary Color of #e49999

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e49999 — which has hue 0.0° — its complementary color is located at 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e49999.

Split Complementary Colors of #e49999

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e49999 — which has hue 0.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e49999.

Tetradic Colors of #e49999

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e49999 — which has hue 0.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.0°, 0.0°, 90.0°, and 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e49999.

Monochromatic Colors of #e49999

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e49999, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #c27a7a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8c5c5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e49999

We want to make getting started with #e49999 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e49999 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e49999 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e49999 with other HTML elements.

#e49999 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e49999.
<span style="color: #e49999;">The color of this text is #e49999.</span>

#e49999 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e49999.
<div style="background-color: #e49999; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e49999.</div>

#e49999 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e49999.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e49999;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e49999.</span>

#e49999 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e49999.
<div style="border: #e49999 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e49999.</div>

#e49999 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e49999 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e49999; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e49999 on a white background.</div></div>

#e49999 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e49999 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e49999; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e49999 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e49999 to White

This is a gradient from #e49999 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e49999,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e49999,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e49999,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e49999,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e49999 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e49999 to Black

This is a gradient from #e49999 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e49999,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e49999,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e49999,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e49999,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e49999 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e49999

In addition to using #e49999 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e49999 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e49999, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 228, Green = 153, Blue = 153). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e49999 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e49999
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(228, 153, 153)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e49999; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e49999; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e49999; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(228, 153, 153);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e49999")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:228, green:153, blue:153, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:228 green:153 blue:153 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(228f, 153f, 153f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(228, 153, 153);
 

#e49999 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e49999 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e49999 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e49999 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e49999 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e49999 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e49999 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e49999 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text