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#E8828C Color

#E8828C is rgb(232, 130, 140) in RGB, hsl(354, 69%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Candy Pink (#E4717A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8828C
HEX#E8828C
RGBrgb(232, 130, 140)
HSLhsl(354, 69%, 71%)
HSVhsv(354, 44%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.125 14.5)
LABlab(66.17% 40.80 12.91)
LCHlch(66.17% 42.79 17.57)

What #E8828C 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 #E8828C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 8.07Salmon Pink#FF91A4ΔE 8.13Light Coral#F08080ΔE 8.19New York Pink#D7837FΔE 9.09Pink Sherbet#F78FA7ΔE 9.19Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 9.31

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

#E8828C Channel Values

How #E8828C 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 130 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 69% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 44% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 40% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8828C 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8828C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8828C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8828C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8828C
Complementary
#82E8DE
Analogous
#E882BF
Analogous
#E8AB82
Triadic
#8CE882
Triadic
#828CE8
Split comp.
#82E8AB
Split comp.
#82BFE8

Tints & Shades of #E8828C

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

#EB939C
#EEA5AC
#F2B6BC
#F4C3C8
#F7D4D7
#FAE5E7

Shades

#E05765
#D93041
#B52130
#8E1A26
#63121A
#3C0B10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8828C.

How #E8828C 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#E8828C
Protanopia#9A9A8B
Protanomaly#BE918C
Deuteranopia#ADAD88
Deuteranomaly#C79D8A
Tritanopia#E78383
Tritanomaly#E88387
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8828C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8828c: #E8828C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8828C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8828c': '#E8828C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.510, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_e8828c">#E8828C</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8828C"

More Red Colors

#E8828C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E8828C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8828C?

#E8828C is a light red — rgb(232, 130, 140) in RGB and hsl(354, 69%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Candy Pink (#E4717A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #E8828C?

#E8828C is rgb(232, 130, 140) — red 232, green 130, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8828C?

#E8828C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8828C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8828C scores 2.62:1 against white and 8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8828C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8828C 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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