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#E859BB Color

#E859BB is rgb(232, 89, 187) in RGB, hsl(319, 76%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 19%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E859BB
HEX#E859BB
RGBrgb(232, 89, 187)
HSLhsl(319, 76%, 63%)
HSVhsv(319, 62%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 19%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.205 342.1)
LABlab(60.00% 63.49 -22.84)
LCHlch(60.00% 67.47 340.22)

What #E859BB 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 #E859BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 8.54Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 11.99Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 13.51Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 13.54Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 14.34Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 14.44

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

#E859BB Channel Values

How #E859BB 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 89 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 76% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 62% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 19% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E859BB 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E859BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E859BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E859BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E859BB
Complementary
#59E886
Analogous
#CE59E8
Analogous
#E85973
Triadic
#BBE859
Triadic
#59BBE8
Split comp.
#73E859
Split comp.
#59E8CE

Tints & Shades of #E859BB

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

#EB6FC4
#EE86CD
#F29CD7
#F5B3E0
#F8C9E9
#FBE0F2

Shades

#E335AC
#CE1C96
#AB177C
#82125F
#5E0D44
#360727

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E859BB.

How #E859BB 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#E859BB
Protanopia#8181BA
Protanomaly#B473BB
Deuteranopia#9C9CB8
Deuteranomaly#BF86B9
Tritanopia#E16C6C
Tritanomaly#E46592
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E859BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e859bb: #E859BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E859BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e859bb': '#E859BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.349, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_e859bb">#E859BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E859BB"

More Pink Colors

#E859BB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E859BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E859BB?

#E859BB is a light pink — rgb(232, 89, 187) in RGB and hsl(319, 76%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Rose (#E667CE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.54.

What is the RGB value of #E859BB?

#E859BB is rgb(232, 89, 187) — red 232, green 89, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E859BB?

#E859BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 19%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E859BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E859BB scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E859BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E859BB 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.44, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.