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#E6ADCD Color

#E6ADCD is rgb(230, 173, 205) in RGB, hsl(326, 53%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6ADCD
HEX#E6ADCD
RGBrgb(230, 173, 205)
HSLhsl(326, 53%, 79%)
HSVhsv(326, 25%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.078 344.3)
LABlab(76.84% 25.11 -7.76)
LCHlch(76.84% 26.28 342.82)

What #E6ADCD 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 #E6ADCD, 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.

#E6ADCD Channel Values

How #E6ADCD 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 173 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 53% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 25% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 11% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6ADCD 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6ADCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6ADCD; 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 #E6ADCD

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 #E6ADCD 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#E6ADCD
Protanopia#B8B8CD
Protanomaly#CCB4CD
Deuteranopia#C2C2CB
Deuteranomaly#D2BACC
Tritanopia#E3B1B1
Tritanomaly#E4B0BD
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E6ADCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6adcd: #E6ADCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6ADCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6adcd': '#E6ADCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.678, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_e6adcd">#E6ADCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6ADCD"

More Pink Colors

#E6ADCD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6ADCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6ADCD?

#E6ADCD is a light pink — rgb(230, 173, 205) in RGB and hsl(326, 53%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pink Pearl (#E7ACCF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #E6ADCD?

#E6ADCD is rgb(230, 173, 205) — red 230, green 173, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6ADCD?

#E6ADCD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6ADCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6ADCD scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6ADCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6ADCD 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 13.18, which is visibly different.

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