#E246BE Color

#E246BE is rgb(226, 70, 190) in RGB, hsl(314, 73%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 16%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), visibly different at ΔE 11.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E246BE

HEX#E246BE

RGBrgb(226, 70, 190)

HSLhsl(314, 73%, 58%)

HSVhsv(314, 69%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 16%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.227 338.6)

LABlab(56.52% 69.09 -29.99)

LCHlch(56.52% 75.31 336.53)

What #E246BE 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 #E246BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 11.21 Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.39 Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 11.64 Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 12.38 Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 14.22 Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 15.14

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

#E246BE Channel Values

How #E246BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 226 · G 70 · B 190	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 314° · S 73% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 314° · S 69% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 69% · Y 16% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.59:1 vs white · 5.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E246BE 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E246BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E246BE; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E246BE

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

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How #E246BE 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#E246BE

Protanopia#7676BD

Protanomaly#AC66BE

Deuteranopia#9393BB

Deuteranomaly#B87CBC

Tritanopia#DA6161

Tritanomaly#DD5790

Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #E246BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e246be: #E246BE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E246BE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e246be': '#E246BE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.275, blue: 0.745)

Android XML<color name="color_e246be">#E246BE</color>

SVG fillfill="#E246BE"

More Pink Colors

#E246BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#E246BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E246BE?

#E246BE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(226, 70, 190) in RGB and hsl(314, 73%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Pizzazz (#FE4EDA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.21.

What is the RGB value of #E246BE?

#E246BE is rgb(226, 70, 190) — red 226, green 70, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E246BE?

#E246BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 16%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E246BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E246BE scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E246BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E246BE 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 18.23, which is visibly different.

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