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#E26EAE Color

#E26EAE is rgb(226, 110, 174) in RGB, hsl(327, 67%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 23%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E26EAE
HEX#E26EAE
RGBrgb(226, 110, 174)
HSLhsl(327, 67%, 66%)
HSVhsv(327, 51%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 23%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.161 347.9)
LABlab(62.22% 51.30 -12.19)
LCHlch(62.22% 52.73 346.64)

What #E26EAE 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 #E26EAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 6.67Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 6.92China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 7.03Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 8.09Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 8.88Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 10.97

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

#E26EAE Channel Values

How #E26EAE 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 110 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 67% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 51% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 23% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E26EAE 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E26EAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E26EAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E26EAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E26EAE
Complementary
#6EE2A2
Analogous
#DD6EE2
Analogous
#E26E74
Triadic
#AEE26E
Triadic
#6EAEE2
Split comp.
#74E26E
Split comp.
#6EE2DD

Tints & Shades of #E26EAE

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

#E784BA
#EA95C4
#EEAACF
#F2BBD9
#F6D0E5
#F9E1EE

Shades

#DB4899
#CC2883
#A6216A
#841A54
#5E133C
#370B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E26EAE.

How #E26EAE 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#E26EAE
Protanopia#8B8BAD
Protanomaly#B581AE
Deuteranopia#A1A1AB
Deuteranomaly#BE8FAC
Tritanopia#DD7979
Tritanomaly#DF7491
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E26EAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e26eae: #E26EAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E26EAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e26eae': '#E26EAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.431, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_e26eae">#E26EAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E26EAE"

More Pink Colors

#E26EAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E26EAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E26EAE?

#E26EAE is a light pink — rgb(226, 110, 174) in RGB and hsl(327, 67%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #E26EAE?

#E26EAE is rgb(226, 110, 174) — red 226, green 110, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E26EAE?

#E26EAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 23%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E26EAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E26EAE scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E26EAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E26EAE 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 12.75, which is visibly different.

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