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#E21254 Color

#E21254 is rgb(226, 18, 84) in RGB, hsl(341, 85%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 63%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Razzmatazz (#E30B5C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E21254
HEX#E21254
RGBrgb(226, 18, 84)
HSLhsl(341, 85%, 48%)
HSVhsv(341, 92%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 63%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.228 13)
LABlab(49.37% 73.77 22.98)
LCHlch(49.37% 77.27 17.30)

What #E21254 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 #E21254, 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.

#E21254 Channel Values

How #E21254 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 226 · G 18 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 85% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 92% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 63% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E21254 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.

TextWhite text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E21254

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E21254; 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 #E21254

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E21254.

How #E21254 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#E21254
Protanopia#676752
Protanomaly#A75153
Deuteranopia#8A8A4A
Deuteranomaly#B46E4E
Tritanopia#E12323
Tritanomaly#E11D3C
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E21254 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e21254: #E21254;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E21254;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e21254': '#E21254' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.071, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_e21254">#E21254</color>
SVG fillfill="#E21254"

More Pink Colors

#E21254 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E21254 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E21254?

#E21254 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(226, 18, 84) in RGB and hsl(341, 85%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Razzmatazz (#E30B5C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #E21254?

#E21254 is rgb(226, 18, 84) — red 226, green 18, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E21254?

#E21254 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 63%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E21254 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E21254 scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E21254 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E21254 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.84, which is visibly different.

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