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#E26567 Color

#E26567 is rgb(226, 101, 103) in RGB, hsl(359, 68%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 54%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E26567
HEX#E26567
RGBrgb(226, 101, 103)
HSLhsl(359, 68%, 64%)
HSVhsv(359, 55%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 54%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.156 21.4)
LABlab(59.04% 49.80 24.18)
LCHlch(59.04% 55.36 25.90)

What #E26567 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 #E26567, 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 red in the library.

#E26567 Channel Values

How #E26567 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 101 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 359° · S 68% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 359° · S 55% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 54% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.34:1 vs white · 6.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E26567 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 text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E26567

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E26567; 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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Tints & Shades of #E26567

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 #E26567.

How #E26567 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#E26567
Protanopia#868666
Protanomaly#B27A66
Deuteranopia#9D9D60
Deuteranomaly#BD8A63
Tritanopia#E26565
Tritanomaly#E26566
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E26567 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e26567: #E26567;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E26567;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e26567': '#E26567' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.396, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_e26567">#E26567</color>
SVG fillfill="#E26567"

More Red Colors

#E26567 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E26567 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E26567?

#E26567 is a light red — rgb(226, 101, 103) in RGB and hsl(359, 68%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.4.

What is the RGB value of #E26567?

#E26567 is rgb(226, 101, 103) — red 226, green 101, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E26567?

#E26567 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 54%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E26567 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E26567 scores 3.34:1 against white and 6.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E26567 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E26567 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 6.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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