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#E2ABC2 — Light Muted Pink

#E2ABC2 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #E2ABC2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2ABC2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABE2CB; it also sits naturally between #E2ABDE and #E2B0AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2ABC2 · RGB 226, 171, 194

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Color values

HEX#E2ABC2
RGB226, 171, 194
HSL335°, 49%, 78%
HSV335°, 24%, 89%
CMYK0%, 24%, 14%, 11%
XYZ55.66, 49.19, 57.60
Yxy49.19, 0.3426, 0.3028
CIE-Lab75.57, 23.63, -3.87
Hunter Lab70.14, 23.04, -3.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 67% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 14% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E2ABC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2ABC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2ABC2

.text { color: #E2ABC2; }
.background { background-color: #E2ABC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2ABC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 171, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 49%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2ABC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 171, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2ABC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 171, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2ABC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2ABC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2ABC2

#D991AF#CF7299#C65886#B63E70#9C3560#812C50#63223D#48192C#2A0E1A#0F0509

Tints of #E2ABC2

#E5B3C8#E8BBCD#E9BED0#EBC6D6#EECEDB#F1D5E1#F3DDE6#F5E1E9#F7E8EE#FAF0F4

Tones of #E2ABC2

#DEAFC3#DBB3C4#D7B7C4#D3BBC5#CFBFC6#CBC3C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABE2CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2ABC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2ABC2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2ABC2: ·

How #E2ABC2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CACABCDeuteranopia · #CDD2BBTritanopia · #DFB8B7

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2ABC2 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Petal
#B32153 · #55B722 · #265ECA · #E6ACC4
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE
Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Golden Ruby Lagoon
#DBAEBD · #A73A5F · #722C44 · #3D1A26

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E6ACC4#E5ABBE#E0B0C0#E3A5C7#E3AFC9#DBAEBD#DBA5C2#E2B4BD#DEA2BD#E3B5BD#E6B2BA#E9B2BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2ABC1  ·  #E2ABC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2ABC2?

#E2ABC2 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 171, 194). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2ABC2?

#E2ABC2 is RGB 226, 171, 194 — HSL 335°, 49%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 14%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2ABC2?

Its complement is #ABE2CB; analogous partners are #E2ABDE and #E2B0AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2ABC2 for text?

Black text on #E2ABC2 has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.