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#E87390 Color

#E87390 is rgb(232, 115, 144) in RGB, hsl(345, 72%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 38%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E87390
HEX#E87390
RGBrgb(232, 115, 144)
HSLhsl(345, 72%, 68%)
HSVhsv(345, 50%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 38%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.147 6)
LABlab(63.29% 48.30 6.62)
LCHlch(63.29% 48.75 7.81)

What #E87390 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 #E87390, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E87390 Channel Values

How #E87390 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 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 72% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 50% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 38% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E87390 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E87390

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E87390; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E87390

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.

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Shades

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How #E87390 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#E87390
Protanopia#90908F
Protanomaly#BA8690
Deuteranopia#A6A68C
Deuteranomaly#C4948D
Tritanopia#E67777
Tritanomaly#E77682
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E87390 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e87390: #E87390;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E87390;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e87390': '#E87390' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.451, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_e87390">#E87390</color>
SVG fillfill="#E87390"

More Red Colors

#E87390 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E87390 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E87390?

#E87390 is a light red — rgb(232, 115, 144) in RGB and hsl(345, 72%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#DB7093), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #E87390?

#E87390 is rgb(232, 115, 144) — red 232, green 115, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E87390?

#E87390 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 38%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E87390 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E87390 scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E87390 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E87390 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 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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