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#E05271 Color

#E05271 is rgb(224, 82, 113) in RGB, hsl(347, 70%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 50%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Watermelon (#F05C85), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E05271
HEX#E05271
RGBrgb(224, 82, 113)
HSLhsl(347, 70%, 60%)
HSVhsv(347, 63%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 50%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.177 10.5)
LABlab(55.72% 57.81 13.87)
LCHlch(55.72% 59.45 13.49)

What #E05271 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 #E05271, 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 red in the library.

#E05271 Channel Values

How #E05271 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 82 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 70% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 63% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 50% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E05271 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E05271

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E05271; 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 #E05271

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

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How #E05271 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#E05271
Protanopia#7B7B70
Protanomaly#AD6D70
Deuteranopia#96966B
Deuteranomaly#B8806D
Tritanopia#DF5757
Tritanomaly#DF5562
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #E05271 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e05271: #E05271;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E05271;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e05271': '#E05271' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.322, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_e05271">#E05271</color>
SVG fillfill="#E05271"

More Red Colors

#E05271 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E05271 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E05271?

#E05271 is a light red — rgb(224, 82, 113) in RGB and hsl(347, 70%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Watermelon (#F05C85), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #E05271?

#E05271 is rgb(224, 82, 113) — red 224, green 82, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E05271?

#E05271 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 50%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E05271 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E05271 scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E05271 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E05271 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.33, which is visibly different.

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