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#E44487 Color

#E44487 is rgb(228, 68, 135) in RGB, hsl(335, 75%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 41%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Telemagenta (#CF3476), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E44487
HEX#E44487
RGBrgb(228, 68, 135)
HSLhsl(335, 75%, 58%)
HSVhsv(335, 70%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 41%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.203 359.2)
LABlab(54.94% 65.62 -0.15)
LCHlch(54.94% 65.62 359.87)

What #E44487 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 #E44487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 6.5French Rose#F64A8AΔE 6.86Magenta (Pantone)#D0417EΔE 6.96Fandango Pink#DE5285ΔE 7.51Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 7.52Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 7.54

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

#E44487 Channel Values

How #E44487 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 228 · G 68 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 75% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 70% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 41% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.84:1 vs white · 5.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E44487 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 text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E44487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E44487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E44487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E44487
Complementary
#44E4A1
Analogous
#E444D7
Analogous
#E45144
Triadic
#87E444
Triadic
#4487E4
Split comp.
#44E451
Split comp.
#44D7E4

Tints & Shades of #E44487

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

#E85E98
#EB75A6
#EF8FB7
#F3AAC8
#F7C5DA
#FADBE8

Shades

#DF2070
#C01B60
#9C164E
#78113C
#550C2A
#36081B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E44487.

How #E44487 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#E44487
Protanopia#767686
Protanomaly#AD6587
Deuteranopia#949482
Deuteranomaly#B97C84
Tritanopia#E15050
Tritanomaly#E24C6A
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E44487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e44487: #E44487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E44487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e44487': '#E44487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.267, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_e44487">#E44487</color>
SVG fillfill="#E44487"

More Pink Colors

#E44487 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E44487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E44487?

#E44487 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(228, 68, 135) in RGB and hsl(335, 75%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Telemagenta (#CF3476), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #E44487?

#E44487 is rgb(228, 68, 135) — red 228, green 68, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E44487?

#E44487 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 41%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E44487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E44487 scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E44487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E44487 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 14.66, which is visibly different.

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