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#E868AF Color

#E868AF is rgb(232, 104, 175) in RGB, hsl(327, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 25%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E868AF
HEX#E868AF
RGBrgb(232, 104, 175)
HSLhsl(327, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(327, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 25%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.176 348.2)
LABlab(62.06% 56.04 -12.88)
LCHlch(62.06% 57.50 347.05)

What #E868AF 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 #E868AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 8.03Hot Pink#FF69B4ΔE 8.77Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 10.27Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 10.42China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 10.49Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 10.86

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

#E868AF Channel Values

How #E868AF 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 104 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 25% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E868AF 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E868AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E868AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E868AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E868AF
Complementary
#68E8A2
Analogous
#E268E8
Analogous
#E8686F
Triadic
#AFE868
Triadic
#68AFE8
Split comp.
#6FE868
Split comp.
#68E8E2

Tints & Shades of #E868AF

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

#EC7EBB
#EE90C4
#F2A6D0
#F4B8D9
#F8CEE5
#FAE0EE

Shades

#E24099
#D52083
#AD1A6B
#8A1555
#620F3C
#3A0924

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E868AF.

How #E868AF 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#E868AF
Protanopia#8A8AAE
Protanomaly#B77DAF
Deuteranopia#A2A2AC
Deuteranomaly#C28EAD
Tritanopia#E37474
Tritanomaly#E56F8F
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E868AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e868af: #E868AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E868AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e868af': '#E868AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.408, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_e868af">#E868AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#E868AF"

More Pink Colors

#E868AF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E868AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E868AF?

#E868AF is a light pink — rgb(232, 104, 175) in RGB and hsl(327, 74%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Pink (#F77FBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #E868AF?

#E868AF is rgb(232, 104, 175) — red 232, green 104, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E868AF?

#E868AF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 25%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E868AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E868AF scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E868AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E868AF 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 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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