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#E156AE Color

#E156AE is rgb(225, 86, 174) in RGB, hsl(322, 70%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 23%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E156AE
HEX#E156AE
RGBrgb(225, 86, 174)
HSLhsl(322, 70%, 61%)
HSVhsv(322, 62%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 23%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.196 344.8)
LABlab(58.03% 61.35 -18.49)
LCHlch(58.03% 64.07 343.23)

What #E156AE 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 #E156AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 9.19Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.42Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 11.4Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.48Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 11.97Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 12.32

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

#E156AE Channel Values

How #E156AE 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 86 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 70% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 62% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 23% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E156AE 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E156AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E156AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E156AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E156AE
Complementary
#56E189
Analogous
#CF56E1
Analogous
#E15668
Triadic
#AEE156
Triadic
#56AEE1
Split comp.
#68E156
Split comp.
#56E1CF

Tints & Shades of #E156AE

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

#E56CB8
#EA86C5
#ED9BCF
#F1B1DA
#F5C7E4
#FAE1F0

Shades

#DB339E
#C32288
#A01C70
#791555
#570F3D
#340924

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E156AE.

How #E156AE 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#E156AE
Protanopia#7D7DAD
Protanomaly#AE70AE
Deuteranopia#9797AB
Deuteranomaly#B982AC
Tritanopia#DB6767
Tritanomaly#DE6089
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #E156AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e156ae: #E156AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E156AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e156ae': '#E156AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.337, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_e156ae">#E156AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E156AE"

More Pink Colors

#E156AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E156AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E156AE?

#E156AE is a light pink — rgb(225, 86, 174) in RGB and hsl(322, 70%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #E156AE?

#E156AE is rgb(225, 86, 174) — red 225, green 86, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E156AE?

#E156AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 23%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E156AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E156AE scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E156AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E156AE 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 11.97, which is visibly different.

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