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#E16076 Color

#E16076 is rgb(225, 96, 118) in RGB, hsl(350, 68%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 48%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E16076
HEX#E16076
RGBrgb(225, 96, 118)
HSLhsl(350, 68%, 63%)
HSVhsv(350, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 48%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.161 12.2)
LABlab(58.26% 52.59 14.43)
LCHlch(58.26% 54.53 15.35)

What #E16076 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 #E16076, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 6.2Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 7.86Ultra Red#FC6C85ΔE 8.27Blush#DE5D83ΔE 8.8Watermelon#F05C85ΔE 9.59Brink Pink#FB607FΔE 10.26

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

#E16076 Channel Values

How #E16076 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 96 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 68% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 48% · 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 #E16076 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 #E16076 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E16076

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E16076; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E16076
Complementary
#60E1CB
Analogous
#E160B6
Analogous
#E18B60
Triadic
#76E160
Triadic
#6076E1
Split comp.
#60E18B
Split comp.
#60B6E1

Tints & Shades of #E16076

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

#E57688
#E98B9B
#EDA1AD
#F1B6C0
#F5CCD3
#F9E1E5

Shades

#DA3E58
#C52640
#A31F35
#7C1828
#5A111D
#330A11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E16076.

How #E16076 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#E16076
Protanopia#838375
Protanomaly#B07675
Deuteranopia#9B9B70
Deuteranomaly#BB8773
Tritanopia#E06363
Tritanomaly#E0626B
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E16076 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e16076: #E16076;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E16076;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e16076': '#E16076' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.376, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_e16076">#E16076</color>
SVG fillfill="#E16076"

More Red Colors

#E16076 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E16076 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E16076?

#E16076 is a light red — rgb(225, 96, 118) in RGB and hsl(350, 68%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #E16076?

#E16076 is rgb(225, 96, 118) — red 225, green 96, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E16076?

#E16076 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 48%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E16076 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E16076 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 #E16076 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E16076 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.9, which is visibly different.

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