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#E8867D Color

#E8867D is rgb(232, 134, 125) in RGB, hsl(5, 70%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 46%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Coral (#F08080), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8867D
HEX#E8867D
RGBrgb(232, 134, 125)
HSLhsl(5, 70%, 70%)
HSVhsv(5, 46%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 46%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.122 26.1)
LABlab(66.74% 37.70 22.07)
LCHlch(66.74% 43.69 30.35)

What #E8867D 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 #E8867D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Coral#F08080ΔE 6.32New York Pink#D7837FΔE 7.8Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 8.67Congo Pink#F88379ΔE 8.71Light Salmon Pink#FF9999ΔE 8.96Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.15

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

#E8867D Channel Values

How #E8867D 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 134 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 70% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 46% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 46% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8867D 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8867D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8867D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8867D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8867D
Complementary
#7DDFE8
Analogous
#E87DAA
Analogous
#E8BB7D
Triadic
#7DE886
Triadic
#867DE8
Split comp.
#7DE8BB
Split comp.
#7DAAE8

Tints & Shades of #E8867D

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

#EB968E
#EEA6A0
#F1B6B1
#F4C6C2
#F7D7D4
#FAE7E5

Shades

#E16256
#DA392B
#B62D20
#8B2218
#641812
#380E0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8867D.

How #E8867D 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#E8867D
Protanopia#9D9D7C
Protanomaly#BF947D
Deuteranopia#AFAF78
Deuteranomaly#C8A07A
Tritanopia#E98585
Tritanomaly#E88582
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8867D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8867d: #E8867D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8867D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8867d': '#E8867D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.525, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_e8867d">#E8867D</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8867D"

More Red Colors

#E8867D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#E8867D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8867D?

#E8867D is a light red — rgb(232, 134, 125) in RGB and hsl(5, 70%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Coral (#F08080), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #E8867D?

#E8867D is rgb(232, 134, 125) — red 232, green 134, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8867D?

#E8867D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 46%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8867D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8867D scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8867D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8867D 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 6.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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