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#E04894 Color

#E04894 is rgb(224, 72, 148) in RGB, hsl(330, 71%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 34%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E04894
HEX#E04894
RGBrgb(224, 72, 148)
HSLhsl(330, 71%, 58%)
HSVhsv(330, 68%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 34%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.2 353.6)
LABlab(55.10% 64.05 -7.71)
LCHlch(55.10% 64.51 353.13)

What #E04894 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 #E04894, 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.

#E04894 Channel Values

How #E04894 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 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 71% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 68% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 34% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E04894 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 text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E04894

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E04894; 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 #E04894

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

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How #E04894 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#E04894
Protanopia#767693
Protanomaly#AB6794
Deuteranopia#939390
Deuteranomaly#B77C91
Tritanopia#DC5656
Tritanomaly#DE5174
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E04894 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e04894: #E04894;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E04894;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e04894': '#E04894' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.282, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_e04894">#E04894</color>
SVG fillfill="#E04894"

More Pink Colors

#E04894 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E04894 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E04894?

#E04894 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(224, 72, 148) in RGB and hsl(330, 71%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink (Pantone) (#D74894), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #E04894?

#E04894 is rgb(224, 72, 148) — red 224, green 72, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E04894?

#E04894 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 34%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E04894 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E04894 scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E04894 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E04894 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 10.96, which is visibly different.

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