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#E137BA Color

#E137BA is rgb(225, 55, 186) in RGB, hsl(314, 74%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 17%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), visibly different at ΔE 10.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E137BA
HEX#E137BA
RGBrgb(225, 55, 186)
HSLhsl(314, 74%, 55%)
HSVhsv(314, 76%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 17%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.24 339.2)
LABlab(54.52% 73.02 -30.78)
LCHlch(54.52% 79.24 337.14)

What #E137BA 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 #E137BA, 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.

#E137BA Channel Values

How #E137BA 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 55 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 74% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 76% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 17% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.85:1 vs white · 5.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E137BA 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 text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E137BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E137BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E137BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E137BA

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 #E137BA.

How #E137BA 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#E137BA
Protanopia#6F6FB9
Protanomaly#A95EBA
Deuteranopia#8F8FB7
Deuteranomaly#B676B8
Tritanopia#D95757
Tritanomaly#DC4C8A
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E137BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e137ba: #E137BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E137BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e137ba': '#E137BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.216, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_e137ba">#E137BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E137BA"

More Pink Colors

#E137BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E137BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E137BA?

#E137BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(225, 55, 186) in RGB and hsl(314, 74%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.29.

What is the RGB value of #E137BA?

#E137BA is rgb(225, 55, 186) — red 225, green 55, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E137BA?

#E137BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 17%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E137BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E137BA scores 3.85:1 against white and 5.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E137BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E137BA 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 19.46, which is visibly different.

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