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#E07688 Color

#E07688 is rgb(224, 118, 136) in RGB, hsl(350, 63%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 39%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Candy Pink (#E4717A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E07688
HEX#E07688
RGBrgb(224, 118, 136)
HSLhsl(350, 63%, 67%)
HSVhsv(350, 47%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 39%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.132 10.4)
LABlab(62.56% 43.38 9.97)
LCHlch(62.56% 44.51 12.94)

What #E07688 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 #E07688, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 7.74Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 9.14Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 9.19Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 9.96Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 10.23Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 10.46

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

#E07688 Channel Values

How #E07688 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 118 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 63% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 47% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 39% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E07688 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E07688 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E07688

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E07688; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E07688
Complementary
#76E0CE
Analogous
#E076BD
Analogous
#E09976
Triadic
#88E076
Triadic
#7688E0
Split comp.
#76E099
Split comp.
#76BDE0

Tints & Shades of #E07688

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

#E48696
#E89BA8
#ECACB7
#F1C1C9
#F5D1D7
#F9E6E9

Shades

#D75067
#CC2E48
#A6263B
#811D2E
#5B1521
#360C13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E07688.

How #E07688 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#E07688
Protanopia#909087
Protanomaly#B58688
Deuteranopia#A3A384
Deuteranomaly#BF9386
Tritanopia#DF7878
Tritanomaly#DF777F
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E07688 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e07688: #E07688;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E07688;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e07688': '#E07688' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.463, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_e07688">#E07688</color>
SVG fillfill="#E07688"

More Red Colors

#E07688 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E07688 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E07688?

#E07688 is a light red — rgb(224, 118, 136) in RGB and hsl(350, 63%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Candy Pink (#E4717A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #E07688?

#E07688 is rgb(224, 118, 136) — red 224, green 118, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E07688?

#E07688 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 39%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E07688 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E07688 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E07688 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E07688 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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