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#E87368 Color

#E87368 is rgb(232, 115, 104) in RGB, hsl(5, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 55%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon (#FA8072), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E87368
HEX#E87368
RGBrgb(232, 115, 104)
HSLhsl(5, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(5, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 55%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.147 27.1)
LABlab(62.58% 45.57 28.37)
LCHlch(62.58% 53.68 31.91)

What #E87368 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 #E87368, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Salmon#FA8072ΔE 5.66Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 5.94Terracotta#E2725BΔE 6.09Light Coral#F08080ΔE 9.02Indian Red#CD5C5CΔE 10.1Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 10.14

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

#E87368 Channel Values

How #E87368 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 115 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 55% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E87368 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E87368

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E87368; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E87368
Complementary
#68DEE8
Analogous
#E8689E
Analogous
#E8B368
Triadic
#68E873
Triadic
#7368E8
Split comp.
#68E8B3
Split comp.
#689EE8

Tints & Shades of #E87368

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

#EC877E
#EE9890
#F2ADA6
#F4BDB8
#F8D2CE
#FAE2E0

Shades

#E24E40
#D52F20
#AD261A
#8A1E15
#62160F
#3A0D09

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How #E87368 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#E87368
Protanopia#909067
Protanomaly#BA8667
Deuteranopia#A6A661
Deuteranomaly#C49464
Tritanopia#E97272
Tritanomaly#E8726E
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #E87368 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e87368: #E87368;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E87368;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e87368': '#E87368' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.451, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_e87368">#E87368</color>
SVG fillfill="#E87368"

More Red Colors

#E87368 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E87368 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E87368?

#E87368 is a light red — rgb(232, 115, 104) in RGB and hsl(5, 74%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon (#FA8072), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #E87368?

#E87368 is rgb(232, 115, 104) — red 232, green 115, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E87368?

#E87368 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 55%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E87368 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E87368 scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E87368 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E87368 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 5.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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