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#E02459 Color

#E02459 is rgb(224, 36, 89) in RGB, hsl(343, 75%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 60%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzmatazz (#E30B5C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E02459
HEX#E02459
RGBrgb(224, 36, 89)
HSLhsl(343, 75%, 51%)
HSVhsv(343, 84%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 60%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.218 12.4)
LABlab(50.04% 70.67 20.69)
LCHlch(50.04% 73.64 16.32)

What #E02459 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E02459, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#E02459 Channel Values

How #E02459 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 224 · G 36 · B 898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 75% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 84% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 60% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E02459 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E02459

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E02459; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E02459

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E02459.

How #E02459 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E02459
Protanopia#696958
Protanomaly#A65658
Deuteranopia#8B8B50
Deuteranomaly#B37054
Tritanopia#DF2F2F
Tritanomaly#DF2B43
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E02459 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e02459: #E02459;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E02459;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e02459': '#E02459' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.141, blue: 0.349)
Android XML<color name="color_e02459">#E02459</color>
SVG fillfill="#E02459"

More Pink Colors

#E02459 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E02459 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E02459?

#E02459 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(224, 36, 89) in RGB and hsl(343, 75%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzmatazz (#E30B5C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #E02459?

#E02459 is rgb(224, 36, 89) — red 224, green 36, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E02459?

#E02459 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 60%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E02459 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E02459 scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E02459 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E02459 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.96, which is visibly different.

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