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#E594AE Color

#E594AE is rgb(229, 148, 174) in RGB, hsl(341, 61%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E594AE
HEX#E594AE
RGBrgb(229, 148, 174)
HSLhsl(341, 61%, 74%)
HSVhsv(341, 35%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.102 359.1)
LABlab(70.34% 33.87 -0.25)
LCHlch(70.34% 33.87 359.57)

What #E594AE 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 #E594AE, 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.

#E594AE Channel Values

How #E594AE 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 148 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 61% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 35% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 24% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E594AE 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E594AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E594AE; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E594AE

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 #E594AE 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#E594AE
Protanopia#A6A6AE
Protanomaly#C29FAE
Deuteranopia#B4B4AB
Deuteranomaly#CAA8AC
Tritanopia#E39898
Tritanomaly#E496A1
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #E594AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e594ae: #E594AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E594AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e594ae': '#E594AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.580, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_e594ae">#E594AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#E594AE"

More Pink Colors

#E594AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E594AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E594AE?

#E594AE is a light pink — rgb(229, 148, 174) in RGB and hsl(341, 61%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.87.

What is the RGB value of #E594AE?

#E594AE is rgb(229, 148, 174) — red 229, green 148, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E594AE?

#E594AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 24%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E594AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E594AE scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E594AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E594AE 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.58, which is visibly different.

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