Skip to content

#E6477C Color

#E6477C is rgb(230, 71, 124) in RGB, hsl(340, 76%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 46%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Rose (#F64A8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6477C
HEX#E6477C
RGBrgb(230, 71, 124)
HSLhsl(340, 76%, 59%)
HSVhsv(340, 69%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 46%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.198 4.5)
LABlab(55.43% 64.45 7.13)
LCHlch(55.43% 64.85 6.31)

What #E6477C 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 #E6477C, 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.

#E6477C Channel Values

How #E6477C 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 71 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 76% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 69% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 46% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.78:1 vs white · 5.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6477C 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E6477C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E6477C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6477C; 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 #E6477C

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 #E6477C.

How #E6477C 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#E6477C
Protanopia#78787B
Protanomaly#AF687B
Deuteranopia#969676
Deuteranomaly#BB7E78
Tritanopia#E45050
Tritanomaly#E54D65
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E6477C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6477c: #E6477C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6477C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6477c': '#E6477C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.278, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_e6477c">#E6477C</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6477C"

More Pink Colors

#E6477C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6477C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6477C?

#E6477C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(230, 71, 124) in RGB and hsl(340, 76%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Rose (#F64A8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #E6477C?

#E6477C is rgb(230, 71, 124) — red 230, green 71, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6477C?

#E6477C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 46%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6477C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6477C scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6477C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6477C 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 19.79, which is visibly different.

Open #E6477C in a Tool

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