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#E70870 Color

#E70870 is rgb(231, 8, 112) in RGB, hsl(332, 93%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 52%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E70870
HEX#E70870
RGBrgb(231, 8, 112)
HSLhsl(332, 93%, 47%)
HSVhsv(332, 97%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 52%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.239 3.8)
LABlab(50.61% 77.05 7.65)
LCHlch(50.61% 77.43 5.67)

What #E70870 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 #E70870, 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.

#E70870 Channel Values

How #E70870 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 231 · G 8 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 93% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 97% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 52% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.5:1 vs white · 4.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E70870 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.

TextWhite text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E70870 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E70870

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E70870; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E70870

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 #E70870.

How #E70870 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#E70870
Protanopia#68686F
Protanomaly#AA526F
Deuteranopia#8D8D68
Deuteranomaly#B86F6C
Tritanopia#E42929
Tritanomaly#E5204F
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E70870 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e70870: #E70870;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E70870;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e70870': '#E70870' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.031, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_e70870">#E70870</color>
SVG fillfill="#E70870"

More Pink Colors

#E70870 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E70870 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E70870?

#E70870 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(231, 8, 112) in RGB and hsl(332, 93%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #E70870?

#E70870 is rgb(231, 8, 112) — red 231, green 8, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E70870?

#E70870 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 52%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E70870 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E70870 scores 4.5:1 against white and 4.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E70870 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E70870 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 14.67, which is visibly different.

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