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#E02495 Color

#E02495 is rgb(224, 36, 149) in RGB, hsl(324, 75%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 33%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E02495
HEX#E02495
RGBrgb(224, 36, 149)
HSLhsl(324, 75%, 51%)
HSVhsv(324, 84%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 33%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.235 350.5)
LABlab(51.46% 74.12 -13.71)
LCHlch(51.46% 75.37 349.52)

What #E02495 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 #E02495, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 5.84Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 6.13Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 6.31Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.77Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 9.05Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 9.26

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

#E02495 Channel Values

How #E02495 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 75% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 84% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 33% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E02495 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E02495 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E02495

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E02495; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E02495
Complementary
#24E06F
Analogous
#CD24E0
Analogous
#E02437
Triadic
#95E024
Triadic
#2495E0
Split comp.
#37E024
Split comp.
#24E0CD

Tints & Shades of #E02495

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

#E444A4
#E85EB1
#ED7EC0
#F19DCF
#F5BCDE
#F9D7EB

Shades

#C41C81
#AA186F
#8A145B
#6B0F46
#4C0B32
#310720

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E02495.

How #E02495 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#E02495
Protanopia#696994
Protanomaly#A65695
Deuteranopia#8B8B90
Deuteranomaly#B37092
Tritanopia#DB4141
Tritanomaly#DD386D
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E02495 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e02495: #E02495;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E02495;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e02495': '#E02495' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.141, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_e02495">#E02495</color>
SVG fillfill="#E02495"

More Pink Colors

#E02495 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E02495 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E02495?

#E02495 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(224, 36, 149) in RGB and hsl(324, 75%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #E02495?

#E02495 is rgb(224, 36, 149) — red 224, green 36, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E02495?

#E02495 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 33%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E02495 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E02495 scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E02495 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E02495 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 7.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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