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#E811AC Color

#E811AC is rgb(232, 17, 172) in RGB, hsl(317, 86%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 26%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shocking Pink (#FC0FC0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E811AC
HEX#E811AC
RGBrgb(232, 17, 172)
HSLhsl(317, 86%, 49%)
HSVhsv(317, 93%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 26%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.261 344.4)
LABlab(52.79% 80.39 -25.14)
LCHlch(52.79% 84.23 342.63)

What #E811AC 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 #E811AC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 8.65Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 9.68Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 9.78Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 10.26Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 11.75Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 13.21

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

#E811AC Channel Values

How #E811AC 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 232 · G 17 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 86% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 93% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 26% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E811AC 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E811AC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E811AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E811AC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E811AC
Complementary
#11E84E
Analogous
#BA11E8
Analogous
#E81140
Triadic
#ACE811
Triadic
#11ACE8
Split comp.
#40E811
Split comp.
#11E8BA

Tints & Shades of #E811AC

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

#EF2EB9
#F250C4
#F471CF
#F792DA
#F9B3E5
#FCD4F1

Shades

#CC0F97
#AB0D7E
#8E0B69
#6D0851
#51063C
#2F0423

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E811AC.

How #E811AC 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#E811AC
Protanopia#6969AB
Protanomaly#AB54AC
Deuteranopia#8E8EA8
Deuteranomaly#B971A9
Tritanopia#E14343
Tritanomaly#E4367B
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E811AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e811ac: #E811AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E811AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e811ac': '#E811AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.067, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_e811ac">#E811AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E811AC"

More Pink Colors

#E811AC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E811AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E811AC?

#E811AC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(232, 17, 172) in RGB and hsl(317, 86%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shocking Pink (#FC0FC0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #E811AC?

#E811AC is rgb(232, 17, 172) — red 232, green 17, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E811AC?

#E811AC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 26%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E811AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E811AC scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E811AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E811AC 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 17.26, which is visibly different.

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