#E175C6 Color

#E175C6 is rgb(225, 117, 198) in RGB, hsl(315, 64%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 12%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), visibly different at ΔE 10.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E175C6

HEX#E175C6

RGBrgb(225, 117, 198)

HSLhsl(315, 64%, 67%)

HSVhsv(315, 48%, 88%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 12%, 12%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.165 337.5)

LABlab(64.10% 50.34 -22.97)

LCHlch(64.10% 55.33 335.48)

What #E175C6 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 #E175C6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Magenta#F984E5ΔE 10.29 Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 10.35 Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 10.76 Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 10.79 Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.21 Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.42

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

#E175C6 Channel Values

How #E175C6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 225 · G 117 · B 198	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 315° · S 64% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 315° · S 48% · V 88%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 48% · Y 12% · K 12%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.78:1 vs white · 7.56:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E175C6 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 text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E175C6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E175C6; 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 #E175C6

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 #E175C6 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#E175C6

Protanopia#8F8FC6

Protanomaly#B686C6

Deuteranopia#A3A3C3

Deuteranomaly#BF93C4

Tritanopia#DA8383

Tritanomaly#DD7EA2

Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

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Using #E175C6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e175c6: #E175C6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E175C6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e175c6': '#E175C6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.459, blue: 0.776)

Android XML<color name="color_e175c6">#E175C6</color>

SVG fillfill="#E175C6"

More Pink Colors

#E175C6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#E175C6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E175C6?

#E175C6 is a light pink — rgb(225, 117, 198) in RGB and hsl(315, 64%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Magenta (#F984E5), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.29.

What is the RGB value of #E175C6?

#E175C6 is rgb(225, 117, 198) — red 225, green 117, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E175C6?

#E175C6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 12%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E175C6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E175C6 scores 2.78:1 against white and 7.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E175C6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E175C6 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 11.42, which is visibly different.

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