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#E193AD Color

#E193AD is rgb(225, 147, 173) in RGB, hsl(340, 57%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 23%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E193AD
HEX#E193AD
RGBrgb(225, 147, 173)
HSLhsl(340, 57%, 73%)
HSVhsv(340, 35%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 23%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.099 358.2)
LABlab(69.61% 32.80 -0.81)
LCHlch(69.61% 32.81 358.58)

What #E193AD 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 #E193AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E193AD Channel Values

How #E193AD 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 147 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 57% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 35% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 23% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E193AD 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E193AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E193AD; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E193AD

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E193AD.

How #E193AD 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#E193AD
Protanopia#A4A4AD
Protanomaly#BF9DAD
Deuteranopia#B2B2AB
Deuteranomaly#C6A6AC
Tritanopia#DF9797
Tritanomaly#E095A0
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E193AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e193ad: #E193AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E193AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e193ad': '#E193AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.576, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_e193ad">#E193AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E193AD"

More Pink Colors

#E193AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E193AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E193AD?

#E193AD is a light pink — rgb(225, 147, 173) in RGB and hsl(340, 57%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.75.

What is the RGB value of #E193AD?

#E193AD is rgb(225, 147, 173) — red 225, green 147, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E193AD?

#E193AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 23%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E193AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E193AD scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E193AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E193AD 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 14.03, which is visibly different.

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