Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e2788f, its pure hue is 347.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.6%, and its lightness is 67.8%. 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 #e2788f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c0f12 to #c6697d.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e2788f. In RGB, it consists of 88.6% Red, 47.1% Green, and 56.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 46.9% Magenta, 36.7% Yellow, and 11.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 347.0°, with saturation of 64.6% and lightness of 67.8%. The decimal value for #e2788f is 14841999, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc6699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e2788f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Tints of #e2788f
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e2788f, its pure hue is 347.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.6%, and its lightness is 67.8%. 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 #e2788f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e6899d to #fbeef1.
Tones of #e2788f
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e2788f, its pure hue is 347.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.6%, 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 #e2788f, which range from #adadad (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff5b7f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #e2788f
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e2788f! For #e2788f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e2788f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #e2788f
This color, #e2788f, consists of 88.6% Red, 47.1% Green, and 56.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 226, Green = 120, Blue = 143. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e2788f is 0% Cyan, 46.9% Magenta, 36.7% Yellow, and 11.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 226 | 120 | 143 |
Octal | 342 | 170 | 217 |
Hexa | #e2 | #78 | #8f |
Binary | 11100010 | 01111000 | 10001111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 0 | 46 | 36 | 11 |
Octal | 0 | 56 | 44 | 13 |
Hexa | #00 | #2e | #24 | #0b |
Binary | 00000000 | 00101110 | 00100100 | 00001011 |
Analogous Colors of #e2788f
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e2788f — which has hue 347.0° — its analogous colors are located at 17.0° and 347.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e2788f.
Triadic Colors of #e2788f
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 #e2788f — which has hue 347.0° — its triadic colors are located at 107.0° and 347.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e2788f.
Complementary Color of #e2788f
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e2788f — which has hue 347.0° — its complementary color is located at 167.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e2788f.
Split Complementary Colors of #e2788f
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 #e2788f — which has hue 347.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 137.0° and 347.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e2788f.
Tetradic Colors of #e2788f
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 #e2788f — which has hue 347.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 257.0°, 347.0°, 77.0°, and 167.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e2788f.
Monochromatic Colors of #e2788f
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e2788f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #be4a63 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8b4c3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e2788f
We want to make getting started with #e2788f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e2788f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e2788f 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 #e2788f with other HTML elements.
#e2788f Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #e2788f;">The color of this text is #e2788f.</span>
#e2788f Background Color
<div style="background-color: #e2788f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e2788f.</div>
#e2788f Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e2788f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e2788f.</span>
#e2788f Border Color
<div style="border: #e2788f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e2788f.</div>
#e2788f Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e2788f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e2788f on a white background.</div></div>
#e2788f Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e2788f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e2788f on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #e2788f to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e2788f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e2788f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e2788f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e2788f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e2788f to white.</div>
Gradient from #e2788f to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e2788f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e2788f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e2788f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e2788f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e2788f to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #e2788f
In addition to using #e2788f 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 #e2788f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e2788f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 226, Green = 120, Blue = 143). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e2788f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #e2788f |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(226, 120, 143) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #e2788f; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #e2788f; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #e2788f; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(226, 120, 143); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#e2788f") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:226, green:120, blue:143, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:226 green:120 blue:143 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(226f, 120f, 143f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(226, 120, 143); |
#e2788f Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #e2788f the same way. For those with color blindness, #e2788f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e2788f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e2788f 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 #e2788f 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 #e2788f 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #e2788f 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 2.9:1 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.