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#E166AD Color

#E166AD is rgb(225, 102, 173) in RGB, hsl(325, 67%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 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 8.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E166AD
HEX#E166AD
RGBrgb(225, 102, 173)
HSLhsl(325, 67%, 64%)
HSVhsv(325, 55%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 23%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.172 346.9)
LABlab(60.61% 54.49 -14.03)
LCHlch(60.61% 56.27 345.56)

What #E166AD 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 #E166AD, 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.

#E166AD Channel Values

How #E166AD 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 102 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 67% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 55% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 23% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E166AD 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E166AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E166AD; 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 #E166AD

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

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How #E166AD 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#E166AD
Protanopia#8686AC
Protanomaly#B27AAD
Deuteranopia#9D9DAA
Deuteranomaly#BC8AAB
Tritanopia#DC7272
Tritanomaly#DE6E8E
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E166AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e166ad: #E166AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E166AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e166ad': '#E166AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.400, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_e166ad">#E166AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E166AD"

More Pink Colors

#E166AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E166AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E166AD?

#E166AD is a light pink — rgb(225, 102, 173) in RGB and hsl(325, 67%, 64%) 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 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #E166AD?

#E166AD is rgb(225, 102, 173) — red 225, green 102, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E166AD?

#E166AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 23%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E166AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E166AD scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E166AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E166AD 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 11.12, which is visibly different.

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