Skip to the color picker

#e26fac color: Amaranth

#e26fac is rgb(226, 111, 172) in RGB and oklch(69.39% 0.15811 348.968) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

328°
100%

69.4%
0.158
349°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Hot pink
  • pink-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #e26fac

#e26fac is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 349°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.96:1 contrast and black text 7.1:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Amaranth (#e86ead). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-400.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #e26fac mixed with white

  1. e26fac
  2. e67eb4
  3. eb8dbc
  4. ee9cc4
  5. f2aacd
  6. f5b8d5
  7. f8c6dd
  8. fad5e6
  9. fce3ee
  10. fef1f7

Darker: #e26fac mixed with black

  1. e26fac
  2. c46095
  3. a8517f
  4. 8c4269
  5. 713454
  6. 572740
  7. 3e1a2d
  8. 270e1b
  9. 12040b
  10. 030101

Calmer: #e26fac with less saturation

  1. e26fac
  2. dc75aa
  3. d67aa9
  4. cf7fa7
  5. c984a6
  6. c289a4
  7. bb8da3
  8. b491a1
  9. ad95a0
  10. a5999e

Questions about #e26fac

What color is #e26fac?

#e26fac is soft pink. The closest named color is Amaranth. In RGB it is rgb(226, 111, 172), in HSL hsl(328.17, 66.47%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.39% 0.15811 348.968).

What colors go well with #e26fac?

The complementary color of #e26fac is #00bb8b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c679da and #ee6e75. The triadic partners are #a5a300 and #00adea.

Is white or black text more readable on #e26fac?

Black text reads better on #e26fac: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and black gives 7.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e26fac a warm or cool color?

#e26fac is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 349 degrees, its lightness 69.4% and its chroma 0.158.