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#E16B8A Color

#E16B8A is rgb(225, 107, 138) in RGB, hsl(344, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 39%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush (#DE5D83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E16B8A
HEX#E16B8A
RGBrgb(225, 107, 138)
HSLhsl(344, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(344, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 39%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.15 5.4)
LABlab(60.63% 49.09 6.14)
LCHlch(60.63% 49.47 7.13)

What #E16B8A 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 #E16B8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blush#DE5D83ΔE 5.65Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 6.13Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 6.16Light Crimson#F56991ΔE 8.67Mystic#D65282ΔE 10.15Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 10.44

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

#E16B8A Channel Values

How #E16B8A 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 107 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 39% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E16B8A 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E16B8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E16B8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E16B8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E16B8A
Complementary
#6BE1C1
Analogous
#E16BC5
Analogous
#E1866B
Triadic
#8AE16B
Triadic
#6B8AE1
Split comp.
#6BE186
Split comp.
#6BC5E1

Tints & Shades of #E16B8A

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

#E5809B
#E891A8
#EDA6B9
#F1BBCA
#F5D0DA
#F9E1E8

Shades

#D9456C
#CB2A55
#A52245
#7F1A35
#591225
#370B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E16B8A.

How #E16B8A 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#E16B8A
Protanopia#898989
Protanomaly#B37E8A
Deuteranopia#9F9F86
Deuteranomaly#BD8D87
Tritanopia#DF7070
Tritanomaly#E06E7B
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E16B8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e16b8a: #E16B8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E16B8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e16b8a': '#E16B8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.420, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_e16b8a">#E16B8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#E16B8A"

More Pink Colors

#E16B8A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E16B8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E16B8A?

#E16B8A is a light pink — rgb(225, 107, 138) in RGB and hsl(344, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush (#DE5D83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #E16B8A?

#E16B8A is rgb(225, 107, 138) — red 225, green 107, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E16B8A?

#E16B8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 39%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E16B8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E16B8A scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E16B8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E16B8A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 6.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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