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#E16B8C Color

#E16B8C is rgb(225, 107, 140) in RGB, hsl(343, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 38%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E16B8C
HEX#E16B8C
RGBrgb(225, 107, 140)
HSLhsl(343, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(343, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 38%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.15 4.3)
LABlab(60.68% 49.25 5.05)
LCHlch(60.68% 49.51 5.85)

What #E16B8C 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 #E16B8C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 5.44Blush#DE5D83ΔE 5.57Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 6.15Light Crimson#F56991ΔE 8.64Mystic#D65282ΔE 9.64Cyclamen#F56FA1ΔE 9.65

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

#E16B8C Channel Values

How #E16B8C 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 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 38% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E16B8C 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E16B8C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E16B8C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E16B8C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E16B8C
Complementary
#6BE1BF
Analogous
#E16BC7
Analogous
#E1846B
Triadic
#8CE16B
Triadic
#6B8CE1
Split comp.
#6BE184
Split comp.
#6BC7E1

Tints & Shades of #E16B8C

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

#E5809D
#E891AA
#EDA6BA
#F1BBCB
#F5D0DB
#F9E1E8

Shades

#D9456F
#CB2A57
#A52247
#7F1A37
#591226
#370B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E16B8C.

How #E16B8C 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#E16B8C
Protanopia#89898B
Protanomaly#B37E8C
Deuteranopia#9F9F88
Deuteranomaly#BD8D89
Tritanopia#DF7070
Tritanomaly#E06E7C
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E16B8C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e16b8c: #E16B8C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E16B8C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e16b8c': '#E16B8C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.420, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_e16b8c">#E16B8C</color>
SVG fillfill="#E16B8C"

More Pink Colors

#E16B8C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E16B8C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E16B8C?

#E16B8C is a light pink — rgb(225, 107, 140) in RGB and hsl(343, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #E16B8C?

#E16B8C is rgb(225, 107, 140) — red 225, green 107, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E16B8C?

#E16B8C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 38%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E16B8C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E16B8C scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E16B8C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E16B8C 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 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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