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#E46791 Color

#E46791 is rgb(228, 103, 145) in RGB, hsl(340, 70%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 36%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush (#DE5D83), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E46791
HEX#E46791
RGBrgb(228, 103, 145)
HSLhsl(340, 70%, 65%)
HSVhsv(340, 55%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 36%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.16 1.2)
LABlab(60.52% 52.49 2.01)
LCHlch(60.52% 52.53 2.19)

What #E46791 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 #E46791, 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.

#E46791 Channel Values

How #E46791 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 103 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 70% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 55% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 36% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E46791 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E46791

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E46791; 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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Tints & Shades of #E46791

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

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How #E46791 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#E46791
Protanopia#888890
Protanomaly#B47C91
Deuteranopia#9F9F8D
Deuteranomaly#BF8C8E
Tritanopia#E26D6D
Tritanomaly#E36B7D
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E46791 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e46791: #E46791;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E46791;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e46791': '#E46791' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.894, green: 0.404, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_e46791">#E46791</color>
SVG fillfill="#E46791"

More Pink Colors

#E46791 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E46791 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E46791?

#E46791 is a light pink — rgb(228, 103, 145) in RGB and hsl(340, 70%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush (#DE5D83), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.96.

What is the RGB value of #E46791?

#E46791 is rgb(228, 103, 145) — red 228, green 103, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E46791?

#E46791 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 36%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E46791 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E46791 scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E46791 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E46791 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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