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#E55159 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #E55159 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#E55159 Color Information

#E55159 RGB value is (229, 81, 89). The hex color red value is 229, green is 81, and blue is 89. Its HSL format shows a hue of 357°, saturation of 74 percent, and lightness of61 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 65 percent, 61 percent, 10percent.

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#E55159 Color Meaning

Color #E55159 embodies vibrant joy, tropical energy, and unapologetic festivity. #E55159 bold, warm pink sits between magenta and red, evoking tropical flowers, sunset cocktails, and energetic celebration. Psychologically, color #E55159 is stimulating and confidence-boosting, promoting feelings of excitement, playfulness, and bold self-expression. #E55159 captures attention with its cheerful intensity, often associated with fun, adventure, and a carefree, optimistic outlook. #E55159 color is lively and extroverted, refusing to be ignored. Culturally, color #E55159 is linked to resort wear, festival branding, and vibrant street art, symbolizing escape, hedonism, and a break from mundane routine. Symbolically, #E55159 represents the blossoming of joy, passionate play, and life lived in vivid color. Spiritually, color #E55159 connects to an open heart chakra expressing itself through sheer, exuberant vitality, encouraging an embrace of the present moment with full sensory engagement and social warmth.

Color Conversion

Convert #E55159 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#E55159
RGB
rgb(229, 81, 89)
HSL
hsl(357°, 74%, 61%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 65%, 61%, 10%)
HSV
hsv(357°, 65%, 90%)
XYZ
37.0587 23.2641 11.9884
Yxy
23.2641 0.5125 0.3217
Hunter Lab
48.2329 6.7026 1.8969
CIE-Lab
55.3434 57.7610 27.1473

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red229 / 255 (90%)
90%
Green81 / 255 (32%)
32%
Blue89 / 255 (35%)
35%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta65 / 100 (65%)
65%
Yellow61 / 100 (61%)
61%
Key (Black)10 / 100 (10%)

Color Variations

#E55159 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#E55159 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #E55159 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.71:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.71:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.71:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #E55159 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#E55159

protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #E55159;

Text Color

color: #E55159;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #E55159;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E5515940;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #E55159;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E55159 0%, #9e181e 100%);

#E55159 Color FAQs

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