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#E298BE Color

#E298BE is rgb(226, 152, 190) in RGB, hsl(329, 56%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kobi (#E79FC4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E298BE
HEX#E298BE
RGBrgb(226, 152, 190)
HSLhsl(329, 56%, 74%)
HSVhsv(329, 33%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.1 347.6)
LABlab(71.25% 32.52 -7.82)
LCHlch(71.25% 33.45 346.47)

What #E298BE 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 #E298BE, 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.

#E298BE Channel Values

How #E298BE 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 152 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 56% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 33% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 16% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E298BE 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E298BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E298BE; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E298BE

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 #E298BE.

How #E298BE 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#E298BE
Protanopia#A8A8BE
Protanomaly#C2A2BE
Deuteranopia#B5B5BC
Deuteranomaly#C9AABD
Tritanopia#DF9D9D
Tritanomaly#E09BAB
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E298BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e298be: #E298BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E298BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e298be': '#E298BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.886, green: 0.596, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_e298be">#E298BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E298BE"

More Pink Colors

#E298BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E298BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E298BE?

#E298BE is a light pink — rgb(226, 152, 190) in RGB and hsl(329, 56%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kobi (#E79FC4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.51.

What is the RGB value of #E298BE?

#E298BE is rgb(226, 152, 190) — red 226, green 152, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E298BE?

#E298BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E298BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E298BE scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E298BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E298BE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.25, which is visibly different.

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