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#E04880 Color

#E04880 is rgb(224, 72, 128) in RGB, hsl(338, 71%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 43%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E04880
HEX#E04880
RGBrgb(224, 72, 128)
HSLhsl(338, 71%, 58%)
HSVhsv(338, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 43%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.193 1.9)
LABlab(54.59% 62.57 3.40)
LCHlch(54.59% 62.67 3.11)

What #E04880 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 #E04880, 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.

#E04880 Channel Values

How #E04880 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 72 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 71% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 43% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E04880 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E04880 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E04880

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E04880; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E04880

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 #E04880.

How #E04880 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#E04880
Protanopia#76767F
Protanomaly#AB677F
Deuteranopia#93937B
Deuteranomaly#B77C7D
Tritanopia#DD5252
Tritanomaly#DE4E67
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E04880 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e04880: #E04880;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E04880;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e04880': '#E04880' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.282, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_e04880">#E04880</color>
SVG fillfill="#E04880"

More Pink Colors

#E04880 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E04880 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E04880?

#E04880 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(224, 72, 128) in RGB and hsl(338, 71%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango Pink (#DE5285), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #E04880?

#E04880 is rgb(224, 72, 128) — red 224, green 72, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E04880?

#E04880 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 43%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E04880 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E04880 scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E04880 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E04880 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 17.25, which is visibly different.

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