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#E151AF Color

#E151AF is rgb(225, 81, 175) in RGB, hsl(321, 71%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 22%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), visibly different at ΔE 10.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E151AF
HEX#E151AF
RGBrgb(225, 81, 175)
HSLhsl(321, 71%, 60%)
HSVhsv(321, 64%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 22%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.203 344.1)
LABlab(57.32% 63.39 -20.14)
LCHlch(57.32% 66.51 342.38)

What #E151AF 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 #E151AF, 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.

#E151AF Channel Values

How #E151AF 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 81 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 71% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 64% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 22% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E151AF 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 text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E151AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E151AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E151AF

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 #E151AF.

How #E151AF 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#E151AF
Protanopia#7B7BAE
Protanomaly#AD6CAF
Deuteranopia#9696AC
Deuteranomaly#B980AD
Tritanopia#DB6363
Tritanomaly#DD5D88
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E151AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e151af: #E151AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E151AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e151af': '#E151AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.318, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_e151af">#E151AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E151AF"

More Pink Colors

#E151AF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E151AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E151AF?

#E151AF is a light pink — rgb(225, 81, 175) in RGB and hsl(321, 71%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.26.

What is the RGB value of #E151AF?

#E151AF is rgb(225, 81, 175) — red 225, green 81, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E151AF?

#E151AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 22%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E151AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E151AF scores 3.5:1 against white and 6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E151AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E151AF 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 13.53, which is visibly different.

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