#e8385b Color Information

#e8385b 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 #e8385b. In RGB, it consists of 91.0% Red, 22.0% Green, and 35.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 75.9% Magenta, 60.8% Yellow, and 9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 348.1°, with saturation of 79.3% and lightness of 56.5%. The decimal value for #e8385b is 15218779, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff3366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e8385b 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#e8385b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color232, 56, 91 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color91.0%, 22.0%, 35.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.090, 0.780, 0.643 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.759, 0.608, 0.09 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color348.1°, 79.3%, 56.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color348.1°, 75.9%, 91.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color36.581, 20.739, 11.973 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color232, 56, 91 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15218779 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color52.663, 67.738, 22.569 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)52.663, 71.399, 18.427 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color52.663, 125.710, 12.504 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color45.541, 63.687, 16.291 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.528, 0.299, 20.739 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293408859 / 0xffe8385b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff3366 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #e8385b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e8385b, its pure hue is 348.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.3%, and its lightness is 56.5%. 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 #e8385b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d070b to #cb3150.

Tints of #e8385b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e8385b, its pure hue is 348.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.3%, and its lightness is 56.5%. 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 #e8385b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #eb5170 to #fce6eb.

Tones of #e8385b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e8385b, its pure hue is 348.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.3%, 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 #e8385b, which range from #909090 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff214d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e8385b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e8385b! For #e8385b, 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, #e8385b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e8385b

This color, #e8385b, consists of 91.0% Red, 22.0% Green, and 35.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 232, Green = 56, Blue = 91. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e8385b is 0% Cyan, 75.9% Magenta, 60.8% Yellow, and 9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R91.0%
C0.0%
G22.0%
M75.9%
B35.7%
Y60.8%
K9.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 232 56 91
Octal 350 70 133
Hexa #e8 #38 #5b
Binary 11101000 00111000 01011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 75 60 9
Octal 0 113 74 11
Hexa #00 #4b #3c #09
Binary 00000000 01001011 00111100 00001001

Analogous Colors of #e8385b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e8385b — which has hue 348.1° — its analogous colors are located at 18.1° and 348.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8385b.

Triadic Colors of #e8385b

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 #e8385b — which has hue 348.1° — its triadic colors are located at 108.1° and 348.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8385b.

Complementary Color of #e8385b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e8385b — which has hue 348.1° — its complementary color is located at 168.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8385b.

Split Complementary Colors of #e8385b

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 #e8385b — which has hue 348.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 138.1° and 348.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8385b.

Tetradic Colors of #e8385b

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 #e8385b — which has hue 348.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 258.1°, 348.1°, 78.1°, and 168.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e8385b.

Monochromatic Colors of #e8385b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e8385b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #951c34 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f996aa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e8385b

We want to make getting started with #e8385b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e8385b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e8385b 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 #e8385b with other HTML elements.

#e8385b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e8385b.
<span style="color: #e8385b;">The color of this text is #e8385b.</span>

#e8385b Background Color

The background color for this text is #e8385b.
<div style="background-color: #e8385b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e8385b.</div>

#e8385b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e8385b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e8385b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e8385b.</span>

#e8385b Border Color

This is a div with border color #e8385b.
<div style="border: #e8385b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e8385b.</div>

#e8385b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e8385b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e8385b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e8385b on a white background.</div></div>

#e8385b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e8385b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e8385b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e8385b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e8385b to White

This is a gradient from #e8385b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e8385b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e8385b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e8385b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e8385b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e8385b to white.</div>

Gradient from #e8385b to Black

This is a gradient from #e8385b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e8385b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e8385b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e8385b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e8385b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e8385b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e8385b

In addition to using #e8385b 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 #e8385b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e8385b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 232, Green = 56, Blue = 91). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e8385b 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 #e8385b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(232, 56, 91)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e8385b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e8385b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e8385b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(232, 56, 91);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e8385b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:232, green:56, blue:91, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:232 green:56 blue:91 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(232f, 56f, 91f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(232, 56, 91);
 

#e8385b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e8385b the same way. For those with color blindness, #e8385b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e8385b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e8385b 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 #e8385b 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 #e8385b 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 #e8385b 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 4.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #e8385b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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