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#E6288D Color

#E6288D is rgb(230, 40, 141) in RGB, hsl(328, 79%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 39%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6288D
HEX#E6288D
RGBrgb(230, 40, 141)
HSLhsl(328, 79%, 53%)
HSVhsv(328, 83%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 39%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.233 354.8)
LABlab(52.67% 74.21 -6.99)
LCHlch(52.67% 74.54 354.62)

What #E6288D 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 #E6288D, 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.

#E6288D Channel Values

How #E6288D 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 40 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 79% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 83% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 39% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6288D 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 text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6288D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6288D; 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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Tints & Shades of #E6288D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E6288D.

How #E6288D 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#E6288D
Protanopia#6D6D8C
Protanomaly#AB598C
Deuteranopia#8F8F88
Deuteranomaly#B8748A
Tritanopia#E24141
Tritanomaly#E43868
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #E6288D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6288d: #E6288D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6288D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6288d': '#E6288D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.157, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_e6288d">#E6288D</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6288D"

More Pink Colors

#E6288D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6288D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6288D?

#E6288D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(230, 40, 141) in RGB and hsl(328, 79%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Barbie Pink (#E0218A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.97.

What is the RGB value of #E6288D?

#E6288D is rgb(230, 40, 141) — red 230, green 40, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6288D?

#E6288D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 39%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6288D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6288D scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6288D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6288D 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 10.44, which is visibly different.

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