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#E246BB Color

#E246BB is rgb(226, 70, 187) in RGB, hsl(315, 73%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), visibly different at ΔE 11.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E246BB
HEX#E246BB
RGBrgb(226, 70, 187)
HSLhsl(315, 73%, 58%)
HSVhsv(315, 69%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 17%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.225 339.6)
LABlab(56.41% 68.79 -28.43)
LCHlch(56.41% 74.43 337.55)

What #E246BB 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 #E246BB, 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.

#E246BB Channel Values

How #E246BB 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 70 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 73% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 69% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 17% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E246BB 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 text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E246BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E246BB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E246BB

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 #E246BB.

How #E246BB 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#E246BB
Protanopia#7676BA
Protanomaly#AC66BB
Deuteranopia#9393B8
Deuteranomaly#B87CB9
Tritanopia#DB6060
Tritanomaly#DE578E
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E246BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e246bb: #E246BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E246BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e246bb': '#E246BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.275, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_e246bb">#E246BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E246BB"

More Pink Colors

#E246BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E246BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E246BB?

#E246BB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(226, 70, 187) in RGB and hsl(315, 73%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.06.

What is the RGB value of #E246BB?

#E246BB is rgb(226, 70, 187) — red 226, green 70, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E246BB?

#E246BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 17%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E246BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E246BB scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E246BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E246BB 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 18.25, which is visibly different.

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