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#E17F85 Color

#E17F85 is rgb(225, 127, 133) in RGB, hsl(356, 62%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 41%, 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 6.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E17F85
HEX#E17F85
RGBrgb(225, 127, 133)
HSLhsl(356, 62%, 69%)
HSVhsv(356, 44%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 41%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.121 16.7)
LABlab(64.47% 39.12 14.34)
LCHlch(64.47% 41.66 20.14)

What #E17F85 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 #E17F85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

New York Pink#D7837FΔE 6.72Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 8.02Light Coral#F08080ΔE 8.06Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 9.65Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 10.17Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 10.44

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

#E17F85 Channel Values

How #E17F85 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 62% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 44% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 41% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E17F85 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E17F85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E17F85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E17F85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E17F85
Complementary
#7FE1DA
Analogous
#E17FB6
Analogous
#E1A97F
Triadic
#85E17F
Triadic
#7F85E1
Split comp.
#7FE1A9
Split comp.
#7FB6E1

Tints & Shades of #E17F85

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

#E58F95
#E9A0A5
#EDB1B5
#F1C5C8
#F5D6D8
#F9E6E7

Shades

#D85A62
#CF303B
#A92830
#841F26
#5F161B
#360D0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E17F85.

How #E17F85 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#E17F85
Protanopia#969684
Protanomaly#B98D85
Deuteranopia#A8A881
Deuteranomaly#C19983
Tritanopia#E18080
Tritanomaly#E17F82
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E17F85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e17f85: #E17F85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E17F85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e17f85': '#E17F85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.498, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_e17f85">#E17F85</color>
SVG fillfill="#E17F85"

More Red Colors

#E17F85 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E17F85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E17F85?

#E17F85 is a light red — rgb(225, 127, 133) in RGB and hsl(356, 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 6.72.

What is the RGB value of #E17F85?

#E17F85 is rgb(225, 127, 133) — red 225, green 127, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E17F85?

#E17F85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 41%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E17F85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E17F85 scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E17F85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E17F85 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 8.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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