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#E61979 Color

#E61979 is rgb(230, 25, 121) in RGB, hsl(332, 80%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 47%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mexican Pink (#E4007C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E61979
HEX#E61979
RGBrgb(230, 25, 121)
HSLhsl(332, 80%, 50%)
HSVhsv(332, 89%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 47%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.235 1.1)
LABlab(51.22% 75.58 2.98)
LCHlch(51.22% 75.64 2.26)

What #E61979 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 #E61979, 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.

#E61979 Channel Values

How #E61979 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 230 · G 25 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 80% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 89% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 47% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E61979 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 text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E61979

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E61979; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E61979

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 #E61979.

How #E61979 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#E61979
Protanopia#6A6A78
Protanomaly#AA5478
Deuteranopia#8D8D72
Deuteranomaly#B87175
Tritanopia#E33333
Tritanomaly#E42A57
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #E61979 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e61979: #E61979;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E61979;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e61979': '#E61979' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.098, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_e61979">#E61979</color>
SVG fillfill="#E61979"

More Pink Colors

#E61979 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E61979 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E61979?

#E61979 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(230, 25, 121) in RGB and hsl(332, 80%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mexican Pink (#E4007C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.22.

What is the RGB value of #E61979?

#E61979 is rgb(230, 25, 121) — red 230, green 25, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E61979?

#E61979 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 47%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E61979 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E61979 scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E61979 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E61979 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 11.89, which is visibly different.

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