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#E123BE Color

#E123BE is rgb(225, 35, 190) in RGB, hsl(311, 76%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 16%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzle Dazzle Rose (#FF33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E123BE
HEX#E123BE
RGBrgb(225, 35, 190)
HSLhsl(311, 76%, 51%)
HSVhsv(311, 84%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 16%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.259 337.6)
LABlab(53.04% 77.94 -35.40)
LCHlch(53.04% 85.61 335.57)

What #E123BE 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 #E123BE, 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.

#E123BE Channel Values

How #E123BE 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 225 · G 35 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 76% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 84% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 16% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E123BE 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E123BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E123BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E123BE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E123BE.

How #E123BE 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#E123BE
Protanopia#6969BD
Protanomaly#A756BE
Deuteranopia#8C8CBB
Deuteranomaly#B470BC
Tritanopia#D85050
Tritanomaly#DC428A
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E123BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e123be: #E123BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E123BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e123be': '#E123BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.137, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_e123be">#E123BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E123BE"

More Pink Colors

#E123BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E123BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E123BE?

#E123BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(225, 35, 190) in RGB and hsl(311, 76%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzle Dazzle Rose (#FF33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #E123BE?

#E123BE is rgb(225, 35, 190) — red 225, green 35, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E123BE?

#E123BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 16%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E123BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E123BE scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E123BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E123BE 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 24.23, which is visibly different.

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