Blush Red is a light medium bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Blush Red effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Blush Red is #E56E94.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Blush Red has 90%% Red, 43% Green, and 58% Blue.
Blush Red has 341° Hue, 52% Saturation, and 90% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Blush Red has 341° Hue, 69% Saturation, and 66% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Blush Red has 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 35% yellow, and 10% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#E56E94 |
|
RGB |
(229, 110, 148) |
(90%, 43%, 58%) |
HSV |
(341°, 52, 90) |
(94%, 52%, 90%) |
HSL |
(341°, 69, 66) |
(94%, 69%, 66%) |
CMYK |
(0, 52, 35, 10) |
(0%, 52%, 35%, 10%) |
The natural luminance of Blush Red is 30%, which is low.
Blush Red has a higher contrast with black than white.
Blush Red and black have a 7.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Blush Red and white have a 3.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
30% |
AA (7.0) |
insufficient (3.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Blush Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 38% Red, 9% Magenta, 10% Black, 43% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
38%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
9%
Black
10%
White
43%
To mix Blush Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Magenta, 19% Yellow, 10% Black, 43% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
28%
Yellow
19%
Black
10%
White
43%
Colors similar to Blush Red are: Pale Violet Red, Deep Blush, Thulian Pink, Rosy Pink, and Medium Pink. Pale Violet Red is paler than Blush Red. Deep Blush is paler than Blush Red. Thulian Pink is more magenta than Blush Red. Rosy Pink is more red and brighter than Blush Red. Medium Pink is more magenta and brighter than Blush Red.