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#e29eb2

a light, vivid magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Light Pink

RGB
226, 158, 178
HSL
342°, 54%, 75%
CMYK
0, 30, 21, 11
Luminance
0.4384

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #e29eb2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#e29eb2
Hue
342°
magenta / pink
Saturation
54%
vivid
Lightness
75%
light
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
72%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4384
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
26/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
9.77:1
Closest name
Light Pink
ΔE2000 7.2
Where it sits
Hue342° of 360°
Saturation54%
Lightness75%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool26% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#e29eb2
RGBrgb(226, 158, 178)
HSLhsl(342, 54%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 21%, 11%)
LABlab(72.1 28.1 -0.1)
LCHlch(72.1 28.1 359.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.770 0.085 0.0)
Decimal14851762
Display P3color(display-p3 0.886 0.620 0.698)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e29eb2;
background-color: #e29eb2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e29eb2] bg-[#e29eb2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e29eb2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.886, green: 0.620, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e29eb2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFE29EB2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(178, 158, 226)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #e29eb2 · 9.77:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.15:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.77:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #e29eb2 as text scores 2.15:1 on white and 9.77:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e29eb2 on white: 2.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e29eb2 on black: 9.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #A7AAB3
deuteranopia · #B7B5B1
tritanopia · #ED9AA5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #e29eb2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF4F6
#F6E9ED
#EECED7
#e29eb2
#D87D98
#CB5276
#BC385F
#9D2F4F
#7E263F
#5C1F31
#39131E
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FBF4F6Darkest = 950 · #39131E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF4F6;
  --brand-100: #F6E9ED;
  --brand-200: #EECED7;
  --brand-300: #e29eb2;
  --brand-400: #D87D98;
  --brand-500: #CB5276;
  --brand-600: #BC385F;
  --brand-700: #9D2F4F;
  --brand-800: #7E263F;
  --brand-900: #5C1F31;
  --brand-950: #39131E;
  --brand: #e29eb2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #e29eb2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#ECC0CD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B62
Captions on the surface
Accent#2AA261
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#621D32
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9EBEF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241419
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #e29eb2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9EE2CE
Analogous left#E29ED4
Analogous right#E2AC9E
Split-complement 1#9EE2AC
Split-complement 2#9ED4E2
Triadic 1#B2E29E
Triadic 2#9EB2E2
Tetradic#D4E29E

RGB percentages

Red88.6%
Green62.0%
Blue69.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta30.1%
Yellow21.2%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#e29eb2 text on a black background

contrast 9.77:1

Card sample

#e29eb2 text on a white background

contrast 2.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e29eb2;
Background color
Panel with #e29eb2 background
background-color: #e29eb2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e29eb2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(226, 158, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(226, 158, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e29eb2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e29eb2, #E2B79E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e29eb2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#e29eb2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#e29eb2, answered

What color is #e29eb2?

#e29eb2 is a light vivid magenta / pink, closest to Light Pink (ΔE2000 7.2). It sits at 342° on the hue wheel with 54% saturation and 75% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #e29eb2?

rgb(226, 158, 178) — 226 red, 158 green and 178 blue out of 255, or 88.6% / 62% / 69.8% by channel.

Is #e29eb2 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4384 and perceived brightness is 72%, so black text on it reaches 9.77:1.

Should I use black or white text on #e29eb2?

Black. It scores 9.77:1 against #e29eb2, versus 2.15:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #e29eb2?

#9EE2CE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9EE2AC and #9ED4E2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #e29eb2?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #ECC0CD for borders, #9B4B62 for secondary text, #2AA261 as an accent and #621D32 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E29ED4 and #E2AC9E stays calm, while #9EE2CE is the loudest partner.

What is #e29eb2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 30%, 21%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #e29eb2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 26 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E2A39E; nudged cooler, #E39DCB.

Work with #e29eb2 in the Color Lab