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#E16BAA Color

#E16BAA is rgb(225, 107, 170) in RGB, hsl(328, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 24%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is China Pink (#DE6FA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E16BAA
HEX#E16BAA
RGBrgb(225, 107, 170)
HSLhsl(328, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(328, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 24%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.162 349)
LABlab(61.42% 51.95 -11.11)
LCHlch(61.42% 53.12 347.92)

What #E16BAA 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 #E16BAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 6.4Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 7.35Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 7.56Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 8.08Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 9.8Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 10.56

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

#E16BAA Channel Values

How #E16BAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 24% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.05:1 vs white · 6.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E16BAA 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 text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E16BAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E16BAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E16BAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E16BAA
Complementary
#6BE1A2
Analogous
#DD6BE1
Analogous
#E16B6F
Triadic
#AAE16B
Triadic
#6BAAE1
Split comp.
#6FE16B
Split comp.
#6BE1DD

Tints & Shades of #E16BAA

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

#E580B6
#E891C0
#EDA6CC
#F1BBD8
#F5D0E4
#F9E1EE

Shades

#D94594
#CB2A80
#A52268
#7F1A50
#591238
#370B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E16BAA.

How #E16BAA 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#E16BAA
Protanopia#8989A9
Protanomaly#B37EAA
Deuteranopia#9F9FA7
Deuteranomaly#BD8DA8
Tritanopia#DD7575
Tritanomaly#DE718D
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E16BAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e16baa: #E16BAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E16BAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e16baa': '#E16BAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.420, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_e16baa">#E16BAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E16BAA"

More Pink Colors

#E16BAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E16BAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E16BAA?

#E16BAA is a light pink — rgb(225, 107, 170) in RGB and hsl(328, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is China Pink (#DE6FA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #E16BAA?

#E16BAA is rgb(225, 107, 170) — red 225, green 107, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E16BAA?

#E16BAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 24%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E16BAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E16BAA scores 3.05:1 against white and 6.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E16BAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E16BAA 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 12.24, which is visibly different.

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