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#E32B81 Color

#E32B81 is rgb(227, 43, 129) in RGB, hsl(332, 77%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 43%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E32B81
HEX#E32B81
RGBrgb(227, 43, 129)
HSLhsl(332, 77%, 53%)
HSVhsv(332, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 43%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.224 358.7)
LABlab(52.01% 72.03 -0.82)
LCHlch(52.01% 72.04 359.35)

What #E32B81 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 #E32B81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 5.08Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 5.88Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 6.42Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 7.39French Fuchsia#FD3F92ΔE 7.69Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 8.63

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

#E32B81 Channel Values

How #E32B81 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 227 · G 43 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 77% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 43% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E32B81 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E32B81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E32B81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E32B81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E32B81
Complementary
#2BE38D
Analogous
#E32BDD
Analogous
#E3312B
Triadic
#81E32B
Triadic
#2B81E3
Split comp.
#2BE331
Split comp.
#2BDDE3

Tints & Shades of #E32B81

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

#E74691
#EB66A4
#EF81B4
#F3A0C7
#F6BBD7
#FADBEA

Shades

#D01B6F
#B0175E
#90134D
#710F3C
#510B2C
#32061B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E32B81.

How #E32B81 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#E32B81
Protanopia#6C6C80
Protanomaly#A95980
Deuteranopia#8E8E7B
Deuteranomaly#B6737E
Tritanopia#E03E3E
Tritanomaly#E13860
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E32B81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e32b81: #E32B81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E32B81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e32b81': '#E32B81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.169, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_e32b81">#E32B81</color>
SVG fillfill="#E32B81"

More Pink Colors

#E32B81 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E32B81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E32B81?

#E32B81 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(227, 43, 129) in RGB and hsl(332, 77%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #E32B81?

#E32B81 is rgb(227, 43, 129) — red 227, green 43, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E32B81?

#E32B81 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 43%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E32B81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E32B81 scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E32B81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E32B81 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 12.74, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.