Skip to content

#E5156C Color

#E5156C is rgb(229, 21, 108) in RGB, hsl(335, 83%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 53%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E5156C
HEX#E5156C
RGBrgb(229, 21, 108)
HSLhsl(335, 83%, 49%)
HSVhsv(335, 91%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 53%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.233 5.3)
LABlab(50.55% 75.18 9.93)
LCHlch(50.55% 75.84 7.53)

What #E5156C 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 #E5156C, 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.

#E5156C Channel Values

How #E5156C 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 229 · G 21 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 83% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 91% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 53% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.51:1 vs white · 4.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E5156C 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.

TextWhite text4.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E5156C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E5156C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E5156C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #E5156C

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 #E5156C.

How #E5156C 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#E5156C
Protanopia#69696B
Protanomaly#A9536B
Deuteranopia#8C8C64
Deuteranomaly#B77067
Tritanopia#E32C2C
Tritanomaly#E4254E
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E5156C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e5156c: #E5156C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E5156C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e5156c': '#E5156C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.082, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_e5156c">#E5156C</color>
SVG fillfill="#E5156C"

More Pink Colors

#E5156C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E5156C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E5156C?

#E5156C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(229, 21, 108) in RGB and hsl(335, 83%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #E5156C?

#E5156C is rgb(229, 21, 108) — red 229, green 21, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E5156C?

#E5156C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 53%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E5156C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E5156C scores 4.51:1 against white and 4.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E5156C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E5156C 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 17.39, which is visibly different.

Open #E5156C in a Tool

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