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#E38178 Color

#E38178 is rgb(227, 129, 120) in RGB, hsl(5, 66%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 47%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Coral (#F08080), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E38178
HEX#E38178
RGBrgb(227, 129, 120)
HSLhsl(5, 66%, 68%)
HSVhsv(5, 47%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 47%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.122 26.1)
LABlab(64.94% 37.92 22.32)
LCHlch(64.94% 44.01 30.48)

What #E38178 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 #E38178, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Coral#F08080ΔE 6.41New York Pink#D7837FΔE 7.66Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 8.9Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.51Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.81Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 9.99

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

#E38178 Channel Values

How #E38178 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 129 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 66% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 47% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 47% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E38178 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E38178 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E38178

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E38178; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E38178
Complementary
#78DAE3
Analogous
#E378A4
Analogous
#E3B678
Triadic
#78E381
Triadic
#8178E3
Split comp.
#78E3B6
Split comp.
#78A4E3

Tints & Shades of #E38178

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

#E79088
#EBA49E
#EFB4AF
#F2C4C0
#F5D4D0
#FAE7E6

Shades

#DB5D51
#D4392B
#AE2F24
#83241B
#5D1913
#370F0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E38178.

How #E38178 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#E38178
Protanopia#989877
Protanomaly#BB8F78
Deuteranopia#AAAA73
Deuteranomaly#C39B75
Tritanopia#E48080
Tritanomaly#E3807D
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E38178 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e38178: #E38178;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E38178;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e38178': '#E38178' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.506, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_e38178">#E38178</color>
SVG fillfill="#E38178"

More Red Colors

#E38178 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E38178 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E38178?

#E38178 is a light red — rgb(227, 129, 120) in RGB and hsl(5, 66%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Coral (#F08080), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #E38178?

#E38178 is rgb(227, 129, 120) — red 227, green 129, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E38178?

#E38178 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 47%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E38178 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E38178 scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E38178 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E38178 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 6.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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