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#E17F82 Color

#E17F82 is rgb(225, 127, 130) in RGB, hsl(358, 62%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 42%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is New York Pink (#D7837F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E17F82
HEX#E17F82
RGBrgb(225, 127, 130)
HSLhsl(358, 62%, 69%)
HSVhsv(358, 44%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 42%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.121 18.7)
LABlab(64.42% 38.88 15.96)
LCHlch(64.42% 42.03 22.32)

What #E17F82 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 #E17F82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

New York Pink#D7837FΔE 6.11Light Coral#F08080ΔE 7.08Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 7.8Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 9.7Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 9.87Tulip#FF878DΔE 10.29

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

#E17F82 Channel Values

How #E17F82 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 127 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 62% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 44% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 42% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.78:1 vs white · 7.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E17F82 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

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E17F82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E17F82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E17F82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E17F82
Complementary
#7FE1DE
Analogous
#E17FB3
Analogous
#E1AD7F
Triadic
#82E17F
Triadic
#7F82E1
Split comp.
#7FE1AD
Split comp.
#7FB3E1

Tints & Shades of #E17F82

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

#E58F92
#E9A0A2
#EDB1B3
#F1C5C7
#F5D6D7
#F9E6E7

Shades

#D85A5E
#CF3036
#A9282C
#841F22
#5F1619
#360D0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E17F82.

How #E17F82 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#E17F82
Protanopia#969681
Protanomaly#B98D82
Deuteranopia#A8A87E
Deuteranomaly#C19980
Tritanopia#E17F7F
Tritanomaly#E17F80
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

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Using #E17F82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e17f82: #E17F82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E17F82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e17f82': '#E17F82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.498, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_e17f82">#E17F82</color>
SVG fillfill="#E17F82"

More Red Colors

#E17F82 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E17F82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E17F82?

#E17F82 is a light red — rgb(225, 127, 130) in RGB and hsl(358, 62%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is New York Pink (#D7837F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #E17F82?

#E17F82 is rgb(225, 127, 130) — red 225, green 127, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E17F82?

#E17F82 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 42%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E17F82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E17F82 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 #E17F82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E17F82 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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