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#E02469 Color

#E02469 is rgb(224, 36, 105) in RGB, hsl(338, 75%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 53%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E02469
HEX#E02469
RGBrgb(224, 36, 105)
HSLhsl(338, 75%, 51%)
HSVhsv(338, 84%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 53%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.22 6.5)
LABlab(50.34% 71.40 11.30)
LCHlch(50.34% 72.29 8.99)

What #E02469 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 #E02469, 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.

#E02469 Channel Values

How #E02469 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 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 75% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 84% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 53% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E02469 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 text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E02469

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E02469; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E02469

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 #E02469.

How #E02469 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#E02469
Protanopia#696968
Protanomaly#A65668
Deuteranopia#8B8B62
Deuteranomaly#B37065
Tritanopia#DE3333
Tritanomaly#DF2E4E
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E02469 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e02469: #E02469;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E02469;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e02469': '#E02469' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.141, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_e02469">#E02469</color>
SVG fillfill="#E02469"

More Pink Colors

#E02469 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E02469 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E02469?

#E02469 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(224, 36, 105) in RGB and hsl(338, 75%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.17.

What is the RGB value of #E02469?

#E02469 is rgb(224, 36, 105) — red 224, green 36, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E02469?

#E02469 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 53%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E02469 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E02469 scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E02469 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E02469 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 20.55, which is visibly different.

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