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#E76A87 Color

#E76A87 is rgb(231, 106, 135) in RGB, hsl(346, 72%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 42%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush (#DE5D83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E76A87
HEX#E76A87
RGBrgb(231, 106, 135)
HSLhsl(346, 72%, 66%)
HSVhsv(346, 54%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 42%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.157 7.7)
LABlab(61.29% 51.39 8.95)
LCHlch(61.29% 52.16 9.88)

What #E76A87 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 #E76A87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blush#DE5D83ΔE 5.49Light Crimson#F56991ΔE 6.69Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 8.78Watermelon#F05C85ΔE 8.88Ultra Red#FC6C85ΔE 9.68Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 9.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#E76A87 Channel Values

How #E76A87 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 106 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 72% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 54% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 42% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E76A87 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E76A87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E76A87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E76A87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E76A87
Complementary
#6AE7CA
Analogous
#E76AC5
Analogous
#E78B6A
Triadic
#87E76A
Triadic
#6A87E7
Split comp.
#6AE78B
Split comp.
#6AC5E7

Tints & Shades of #E76A87

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

#EA8099
#ED91A7
#F1A7B8
#F4B9C7
#F7CFD8
#FAE0E6

Shades

#E04267
#D3224B
#AB1C3D
#881631
#601023
#390914

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E76A87.

How #E76A87 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#E76A87
Protanopia#8A8A86
Protanomaly#B77F87
Deuteranopia#A2A282
Deuteranomaly#C18F84
Tritanopia#E56E6E
Tritanomaly#E66D79
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E76A87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e76a87: #E76A87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E76A87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e76a87': '#E76A87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.416, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_e76a87">#E76A87</color>
SVG fillfill="#E76A87"

More Red Colors

#E76A87 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E76A87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E76A87?

#E76A87 is a light red — rgb(231, 106, 135) in RGB and hsl(346, 72%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush (#DE5D83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #E76A87?

#E76A87 is rgb(231, 106, 135) — red 231, green 106, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E76A87?

#E76A87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 42%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E76A87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E76A87 scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E76A87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E76A87 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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