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#E04277 Color

#E04277 is rgb(224, 66, 119) in RGB, hsl(340, 72%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 47%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Rose (#F64A8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E04277
HEX#E04277
RGBrgb(224, 66, 119)
HSLhsl(340, 72%, 57%)
HSVhsv(340, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 47%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.197 4.7)
LABlab(53.61% 64.08 7.38)
LCHlch(53.61% 64.50 6.57)

What #E04277 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 #E04277, 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.

#E04277 Channel Values

How #E04277 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 66 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 72% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 47% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E04277 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 text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E04277

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E04277; 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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Tints & Shades of #E04277

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E04277.

How #E04277 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#E04277
Protanopia#737376
Protanomaly#AA6376
Deuteranopia#919171
Deuteranomaly#B67973
Tritanopia#DE4B4B
Tritanomaly#DF4860
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E04277 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e04277: #E04277;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E04277;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e04277': '#E04277' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.259, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_e04277">#E04277</color>
SVG fillfill="#E04277"

More Pink Colors

#E04277 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E04277 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E04277?

#E04277 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(224, 66, 119) in RGB and hsl(340, 72%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Rose (#F64A8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #E04277?

#E04277 is rgb(224, 66, 119) — red 224, green 66, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E04277?

#E04277 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 47%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E04277 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E04277 scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E04277 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E04277 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 20.98, which is visibly different.

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