Color

#E7A9C6

Light warm pink. Nearest reference color: Kobi.

RGB

0–255

231

169

198

CMYK

0–100%

26.84%

14.29%

9.41%

RGB describes how #E7A9C6 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 231, green 169 and blue 198.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 26.84%, yellow 14.29% and black 9.41%.

HSL values

H 331.94° S 56.36% L 78.43%

In the HSL color model, #E7A9C6 has a hue of 331.94°, 56.36% saturation and 78.43% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#E7A9C6 is a light, warm pink with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #E7A9C6 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #E7A9C6

RGB rgb(231, 169, 198)

HSL hsl(331.94 56.36% 78.43%)

OKLCH oklch(0.801227 0.081465 349.4275)

CSS --color: #E7A9C6;

Tints of #E7A9C6

Tints are lighter variations of #E7A9C6. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE7F1 #FFD4E8 #FFC1DE #F4B5D2 #E7A9C6

Shades of #E7A9C6

Shades are darker variations of #E7A9C6. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#E7A9C6 #AF7591 #7A445F #471731 #120008

Tones of #E7A9C6

Tones reduce the chroma of #E7A9C6, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#E7A9C6 #DFAEC4 #D7B2C3 #CEB7C1 #C5BBBF

Tonal range of #E7A9C6

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #E7A9C6 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE7F1 #FFD4E8 #FFC1DE #F4B5D2 #E7A9C6 #AF7591 #7A445F #471731 #120008

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE7F1;
    --color-200: #FFD4E8;
    --color-300: #FFC1DE;
    --color-400: #F4B5D2;
    --color-500: #E7A9C6;
    --color-600: #AF7591;
    --color-700: #7A445F;
    --color-800: #471731;
    --color-900: #120008;
}

Colors that go with #E7A9C6

Color harmonies for #E7A9C6 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#E7A9C6 #88D0B6

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#D6AEE0 #E7A9C6 #EEA9A9

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#E7A9C6 #C1C385 #85C9E8

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#E7A9C6 #A3CB99 #7BCED2

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#E7A9C6 #DAB982 #88D0B6 #9FC0F3

CSS gradients with #E7A9C6

These gradients show how #E7A9C6 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#E7A9C6 #EEBED4 #F4D4E2 #FAE9F1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7A9C6, #EEBED4, #F4D4E2, #FAE9F1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#E7A9C6 #9D7286 #593F4B #1D1217 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7A9C6, #9D7286, #593F4B, #1D1217, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#E7A9C6 #CAB2E9 #9FC0F3 #7ECCDF #88D0B6

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E7A9C6, #CAB2E9, #9FC0F3, #7ECCDF, #88D0B6);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #E7A9C6. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.93:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

10.89:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4944 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #E7A9C6 as the background.

background-color: #E7A9C6;
color: #000000;

Using #E7A9C6 in design

See how #E7A9C6 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#E7A9C6 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #E7A9C6 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFD4E8

#E7A9C6

#471731

Colors similar to #E7A9C6

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #E7A9C6, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFC4DF #CC90AD #F79FC9 #D6B2C3 #E2AACF #EBA9BC #F0B7DC #DD9CB0

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #E7A9C6 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #AEB5C7 Deuteranopia #BDBEC4 Tritanopia #F0A8B3

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #E7A9C6 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 57.336
Y: 49.4446
Z: 59.9387

CIELAB

L*: 75.7271
a*: 27.0984
b*: -5.7625

OKLab

L: 0.801227
a: 0.080082
b: -0.014947

OKLCH

L: 0.801227
C: 0.081465
H: 349.4275°