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#E09ACB Color

#E09ACB is rgb(224, 154, 203) in RGB, hsl(318, 53%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 9%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E09ACB
HEX#E09ACB
RGBrgb(224, 154, 203)
HSLhsl(318, 53%, 74%)
HSVhsv(318, 31%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 9%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.104 338.3)
LABlab(71.81% 32.37 -14.19)
LCHlch(71.81% 35.34 336.32)

What #E09ACB 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 #E09ACB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 2.73Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 5.4Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 5.6Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 6.78Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.95Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.12

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

#E09ACB Channel Values

How #E09ACB 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 154 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 53% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 31% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 9% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E09ACB 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E09ACB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E09ACB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E09ACB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E09ACB
Complementary
#9AE0AF
Analogous
#D29AE0
Analogous
#E09AA8
Triadic
#CBE09A
Triadic
#9ACBE0
Split comp.
#A8E09A
Split comp.
#9AE0D2

Tints & Shades of #E09ACB

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

#E3A5D1
#E8B5D9
#ECC1DF
#F1D0E7
#F4DCED
#F9EBF5

Shades

#D473B7
#C84CA3
#AC3588
#852969
#5E1D4A
#37112B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E09ACB.

How #E09ACB 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#E09ACB
Protanopia#A9A9CB
Protanomaly#C1A3CB
Deuteranopia#B5B5C9
Deuteranomaly#C8ABCA
Tritanopia#DBA1A1
Tritanomaly#DD9EB3
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E09ACB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e09acb: #E09ACB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E09ACB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e09acb': '#E09ACB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.604, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_e09acb">#E09ACB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E09ACB"

More Pink Colors

#E09ACB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E09ACB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E09ACB?

#E09ACB is a light pink — rgb(224, 154, 203) in RGB and hsl(318, 53%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.73.

What is the RGB value of #E09ACB?

#E09ACB is rgb(224, 154, 203) — red 224, green 154, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E09ACB?

#E09ACB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 9%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E09ACB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E09ACB scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E09ACB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E09ACB 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.