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#E26987 Color

#E26987 is rgb(226, 105, 135) in RGB, hsl(345, 68%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 40%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush (#DE5D83), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E26987
HEX#E26987
RGBrgb(226, 105, 135)
HSLhsl(345, 68%, 65%)
HSVhsv(345, 54%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 40%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.153 6.5)
LABlab(60.35% 50.12 7.50)
LCHlch(60.35% 50.67 8.51)

What #E26987 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 #E26987, 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.

#E26987 Channel Values

How #E26987 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 105 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 68% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 54% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 40% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E26987 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 text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E26987

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E26987; 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 #E26987

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 #E26987.

How #E26987 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#E26987
Protanopia#888886
Protanomaly#B37D87
Deuteranopia#9F9F82
Deuteranomaly#BD8C84
Tritanopia#E06D6D
Tritanomaly#E16C78
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E26987 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e26987: #E26987;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E26987;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e26987': '#E26987' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.412, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_e26987">#E26987</color>
SVG fillfill="#E26987"

More Red Colors

#E26987 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E26987 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E26987?

#E26987 is a light red — rgb(226, 105, 135) in RGB and hsl(345, 68%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush (#DE5D83), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #E26987?

#E26987 is rgb(226, 105, 135) — red 226, green 105, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E26987?

#E26987 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 40%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E26987 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E26987 scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E26987 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E26987 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 7.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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