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#E1A8CA Color

#E1A8CA is rgb(225, 168, 202) in RGB, hsl(324, 49%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1A8CA
HEX#E1A8CA
RGBrgb(225, 168, 202)
HSLhsl(324, 49%, 77%)
HSVhsv(324, 25%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.08 342.6)
LABlab(75.08% 25.48 -8.79)
LCHlch(75.08% 26.95 340.97)

What #E1A8CA 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 #E1A8CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 1.85Thistle (Crayola)#EBB0D7ΔE 4.04Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 6.29Metallic Pink#EDA6C4ΔE 6.48Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 6.72Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 8.05

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

#E1A8CA Channel Values

How #E1A8CA 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 168 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 49% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 25% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 10% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1A8CA 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1A8CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1A8CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1A8CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1A8CA
Complementary
#A8E1BF
Analogous
#DBA8E1
Analogous
#E1A8AD
Triadic
#CAE1A8
Triadic
#A8CAE1
Split comp.
#ADE1A8
Split comp.
#A8E1DB

Tints & Shades of #E1A8CA

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

#E5B3D1
#E9BED8
#EDCADF
#F1D5E6
#F5E1ED
#F8ECF3

Shades

#D482B3
#C6589A
#AF3C81
#852E62
#5F2146
#351227

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1A8CA.

How #E1A8CA 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#E1A8CA
Protanopia#B3B3CA
Protanomaly#C7AFCA
Deuteranopia#BDBDC8
Deuteranomaly#CDB5C9
Tritanopia#DEADAD
Tritanomaly#DFABB9
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1A8CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1a8ca: #E1A8CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1A8CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1a8ca': '#E1A8CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.659, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_e1a8ca">#E1A8CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1A8CA"

More Pink Colors

#E1A8CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E1A8CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1A8CA?

#E1A8CA is a light pink — rgb(225, 168, 202) in RGB and hsl(324, 49%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.85.

What is the RGB value of #E1A8CA?

#E1A8CA is rgb(225, 168, 202) — red 225, green 168, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1A8CA?

#E1A8CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1A8CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1A8CA scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1A8CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1A8CA 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 13.99, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.