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#E698BA Color

#E698BA is rgb(230, 152, 186) in RGB, hsl(334, 61%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 19%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kobi (#E79FC4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E698BA
HEX#E698BA
RGBrgb(230, 152, 186)
HSLhsl(334, 61%, 75%)
HSVhsv(334, 34%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 19%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.102 352)
LABlab(71.62% 33.51 -5.01)
LCHlch(71.62% 33.88 351.49)

What #E698BA 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 #E698BA, 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.

#E698BA Channel Values

How #E698BA 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 152 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 61% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 34% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 19% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E698BA 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E698BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E698BA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E698BA

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 #E698BA.

How #E698BA 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#E698BA
Protanopia#A9A9BA
Protanomaly#C4A2BA
Deuteranopia#B7B7B8
Deuteranomaly#CBABB9
Tritanopia#E39D9D
Tritanomaly#E49BA9
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #E698BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e698ba: #E698BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E698BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e698ba': '#E698BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.596, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_e698ba">#E698BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#E698BA"

More Pink Colors

#E698BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E698BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E698BA?

#E698BA is a light pink — rgb(230, 152, 186) in RGB and hsl(334, 61%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kobi (#E79FC4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.87.

What is the RGB value of #E698BA?

#E698BA is rgb(230, 152, 186) — red 230, green 152, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E698BA?

#E698BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 19%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E698BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E698BA scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E698BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E698BA 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 15.23, which is visibly different.

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