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#E887AB Color

#E887AB is rgb(232, 135, 171) in RGB, hsl(338, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E887AB
HEX#E887AB
RGBrgb(232, 135, 171)
HSLhsl(338, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(338, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.125 356.9)
LABlab(67.87% 41.12 -2.09)
LCHlch(67.87% 41.17 357.08)

What #E887AB 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 #E887AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 5.04Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 6.45Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 7.61Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 7.95Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 8.12Amaranth Pink#F19CBBΔE 8.12

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

#E887AB Channel Values

How #E887AB 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 135 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 26% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E887AB 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E887AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E887AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E887AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E887AB
Complementary
#87E8C5
Analogous
#E887DB
Analogous
#E89487
Triadic
#ABE887
Triadic
#87ABE8
Split comp.
#87E894
Split comp.
#87DBE8

Tints & Shades of #E887AB

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

#EB98B7
#EEA5C0
#F1B6CC
#F4C7D8
#F8D8E4
#FAE5ED

Shades

#E05C8D
#D93671
#B8235A
#8D1B45
#631330
#3C0B1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E887AB.

How #E887AB 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#E887AB
Protanopia#9D9DAB
Protanomaly#C095AB
Deuteranopia#AFAFA8
Deuteranomaly#C8A1A9
Tritanopia#E58C8C
Tritanomaly#E68A99
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E887AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e887ab: #E887AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E887AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e887ab': '#E887AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.529, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_e887ab">#E887AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#E887AB"

More Pink Colors

#E887AB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E887AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E887AB?

#E887AB is a light pink — rgb(232, 135, 171) in RGB and hsl(338, 68%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charm Pink (#E68FAC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #E887AB?

#E887AB is rgb(232, 135, 171) — red 232, green 135, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E887AB?

#E887AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E887AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E887AB scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E887AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E887AB 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 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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