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#E887AC Color

#E887AC is rgb(232, 135, 172) in RGB, hsl(337, 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 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E887AC
HEX#E887AC
RGBrgb(232, 135, 172)
HSLhsl(337, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(337, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.125 356.3)
LABlab(67.89% 41.22 -2.62)
LCHlch(67.89% 41.30 356.36)

What #E887AC 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 #E887AC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Charm Pink#E68FACΔE 5.31Vanilla Ice#F38FA9ΔE 6.91Pastel Magenta#F49AC2ΔE 7.38Amaranth Pink#F19CBBΔE 8.19Flamingo#FC8EACΔE 8.28Tickle Me Pink#FC89ACΔE 8.32

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

#E887AC Channel Values

How #E887AC 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 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · 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
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E887AC 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E887AC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E887AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E887AC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E887AC
Complementary
#87E8C3
Analogous
#E887DD
Analogous
#E89287
Triadic
#ACE887
Triadic
#87ACE8
Split comp.
#87E892
Split comp.
#87DDE8

Tints & Shades of #E887AC

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

#EB98B8
#EEA5C1
#F1B6CD
#F4C7D9
#F8D8E4
#FAE5ED

Shades

#E05C8F
#D93674
#B8235C
#8D1B47
#631331
#3C0B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E887AC.

How #E887AC 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#E887AC
Protanopia#9D9DAC
Protanomaly#C095AC
Deuteranopia#AFAFA9
Deuteranomaly#C8A1AA
Tritanopia#E58C8C
Tritanomaly#E68A9A
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E887AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e887ac: #E887AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E887AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e887ac': '#E887AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.529, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_e887ac">#E887AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#E887AC"

More Pink Colors

#E887AC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E887AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E887AC?

#E887AC is a light pink — rgb(232, 135, 172) in RGB and hsl(337, 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 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #E887AC?

#E887AC is rgb(232, 135, 172) — red 232, green 135, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E887AC?

#E887AC 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 #E887AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E887AC scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E887AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E887AC 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.