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#E16BB7 Color

#E16BB7 is rgb(225, 107, 183) in RGB, hsl(321, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 19%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Super Pink (#CF6BA9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E16BB7
HEX#E16BB7
RGBrgb(225, 107, 183)
HSLhsl(321, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(321, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 19%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.17 343.1)
LABlab(61.79% 53.28 -17.97)
LCHlch(61.79% 56.23 341.36)

What #E16BB7 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 #E16BB7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 8.63Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 9.53Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 9.86Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 9.96China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 13.08Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 13.12

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

#E16BB7 Channel Values

How #E16BB7 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 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 19% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E16BB7 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E16BB7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E16BB7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E16BB7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E16BB7
Complementary
#6BE194
Analogous
#CF6BE1
Analogous
#E16B7D
Triadic
#B7E16B
Triadic
#6BB7E1
Split comp.
#7DE16B
Split comp.
#6BE1CF

Tints & Shades of #E16BB7

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

#E580C2
#E891CA
#EDA6D4
#F1BBDE
#F5D0E9
#F9E1F1

Shades

#D945A5
#CB2A93
#A52277
#7F1A5C
#591240
#370B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E16BB7.

How #E16BB7 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#E16BB7
Protanopia#8989B7
Protanomaly#B37EB7
Deuteranopia#9F9FB4
Deuteranomaly#BD8DB5
Tritanopia#DB7878
Tritanomaly#DE7395
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E16BB7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e16bb7: #E16BB7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E16BB7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e16bb7': '#E16BB7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.420, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_e16bb7">#E16BB7</color>
SVG fillfill="#E16BB7"

More Pink Colors

#E16BB7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E16BB7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E16BB7?

#E16BB7 is a light pink — rgb(225, 107, 183) in RGB and hsl(321, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Super Pink (#CF6BA9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #E16BB7?

#E16BB7 is rgb(225, 107, 183) — red 225, green 107, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E16BB7?

#E16BB7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 19%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E16BB7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E16BB7 scores 3:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E16BB7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E16BB7 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 13.61, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.