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#E396BD Color

#E396BD is rgb(227, 150, 189) in RGB, hsl(330, 58%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kobi (#E79FC4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E396BD
HEX#E396BD
RGBrgb(227, 150, 189)
HSLhsl(330, 58%, 74%)
HSVhsv(330, 34%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.104 348.1)
LABlab(70.90% 33.78 -7.77)
LCHlch(70.90% 34.66 347.04)

What #E396BD 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 #E396BD, 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.

#E396BD Channel Values

How #E396BD 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 150 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 58% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 34% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 17% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E396BD 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E396BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E396BD; 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 #E396BD

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 #E396BD.

How #E396BD 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#E396BD
Protanopia#A7A7BD
Protanomaly#C2A0BD
Deuteranopia#B4B4BB
Deuteranomaly#C9A9BC
Tritanopia#E09C9C
Tritanomaly#E199AA
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E396BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e396bd: #E396BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E396BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e396bd': '#E396BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.588, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_e396bd">#E396BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E396BD"

More Pink Colors

#E396BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E396BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E396BD?

#E396BD is a light pink — rgb(227, 150, 189) in RGB and hsl(330, 58%, 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 3.5.

What is the RGB value of #E396BD?

#E396BD is rgb(227, 150, 189) — red 227, green 150, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E396BD?

#E396BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E396BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E396BD scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E396BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E396BD 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 14.57, which is visibly different.

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