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#E17F89 Color

#E17F89 is rgb(225, 127, 137) in RGB, hsl(354, 62%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 39%, 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 8.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E17F89
HEX#E17F89
RGBrgb(225, 127, 137)
HSLhsl(354, 62%, 69%)
HSVhsv(354, 44%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 39%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.121 14.1)
LABlab(64.55% 39.43 12.19)
LCHlch(64.55% 41.28 17.18)

What #E17F89 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 #E17F89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

New York Pink#D7837FΔE 8.01Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 8.12Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 8.78Light Coral#F08080ΔE 9.64Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 9.77Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 9.97

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

#E17F89 Channel Values

How #E17F89 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 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 62% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 44% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 39% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E17F89 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E17F89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E17F89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E17F89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E17F89
Complementary
#7FE1D7
Analogous
#E17FBA
Analogous
#E1A67F
Triadic
#89E17F
Triadic
#7F89E1
Split comp.
#7FE1A6
Split comp.
#7FBAE1

Tints & Shades of #E17F89

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

#E58F98
#E9A0A7
#EDB1B7
#F1C5CA
#F5D6D9
#F9E6E8

Shades

#D85A66
#CF3040
#A92835
#841F29
#5F161E
#360D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E17F89.

How #E17F89 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#E17F89
Protanopia#969688
Protanomaly#B98D89
Deuteranopia#A8A885
Deuteranomaly#C19987
Tritanopia#E08080
Tritanomaly#E18084
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E17F89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e17f89: #E17F89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E17F89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e17f89': '#E17F89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.498, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_e17f89">#E17F89</color>
SVG fillfill="#E17F89"

More Red Colors

#E17F89 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E17F89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E17F89?

#E17F89 is a light red — rgb(225, 127, 137) in RGB and hsl(354, 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 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #E17F89?

#E17F89 is rgb(225, 127, 137) — red 225, green 127, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E17F89?

#E17F89 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 39%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E17F89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E17F89 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E17F89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E17F89 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 9.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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