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#E09EAE Color

#E09EAE is rgb(224, 158, 174) in RGB, hsl(345, 52%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 22%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nadeshiko Pink (#F6ADC6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E09EAE
HEX#E09EAE
RGBrgb(224, 158, 174)
HSLhsl(345, 52%, 75%)
HSVhsv(345, 29%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 22%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.081 3.2)
LABlab(72.00% 26.95 2.05)
LCHlch(72.00% 27.03 4.36)

What #E09EAE 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 #E09EAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Nadeshiko Pink#F6ADC6ΔE 7.94Puce#CC8899ΔE 7.98Metallic Pink#EDA6C4ΔE 8.05Mauvelous#EF98AAΔE 8.71Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 9.03Amaranth Pink#F19CBBΔE 9.79

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

#E09EAE Channel Values

How #E09EAE 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 158 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 52% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 29% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 22% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E09EAE 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E09EAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E09EAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E09EAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E09EAE
Complementary
#9EE0D0
Analogous
#E09ED0
Analogous
#E0AF9E
Triadic
#AFE09E
Triadic
#9EAFE0
Split comp.
#9EE0AF
Split comp.
#9ED0E0

Tints & Shades of #E09EAE

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

#E4AAB8
#E9B9C5
#EDC5CF
#F0D0D8
#F4DCE2
#F9ECEF

Shades

#D4778F
#C8516E
#AE3755
#842A40
#5D1D2D
#36111A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E09EAE.

How #E09EAE 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#E09EAE
Protanopia#ACACAE
Protanomaly#C3A6AE
Deuteranopia#B7B7AC
Deuteranomaly#C9AEAD
Tritanopia#DFA0A0
Tritanomaly#DF9FA6
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E09EAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e09eae: #E09EAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E09EAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e09eae': '#E09EAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.620, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_e09eae">#E09EAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E09EAE"

More Red Colors

#E09EAE sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E09EAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E09EAE?

#E09EAE is a light red — rgb(224, 158, 174) in RGB and hsl(345, 52%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nadeshiko Pink (#F6ADC6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.94.

What is the RGB value of #E09EAE?

#E09EAE is rgb(224, 158, 174) — red 224, green 158, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E09EAE?

#E09EAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 22%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E09EAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E09EAE scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E09EAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E09EAE 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 10.04, which is visibly different.

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