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#E2ABC8 — Light Muted Pink

#E2ABC8 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 #E2ABC8 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.

#E2ABC8 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 #ABE2C5; it also sits naturally between #E1ABE2 and #E2ABAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2ABC8 · RGB 226, 171, 200

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Color values

HEX#E2ABC8
RGB226, 171, 200
HSL328°, 49%, 78%
HSV328°, 24%, 89%
CMYK0%, 24%, 12%, 11%
XYZ56.35, 49.46, 61.22
Yxy49.46, 0.3374, 0.2961
CIE-Lab75.74, 24.61, -6.90
Hunter Lab70.33, 24.08, -6.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 67% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 12% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2ABC8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2ABC8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2ABC8

.text { color: #E2ABC8; }
.background { background-color: #E2ABC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2ABC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 171, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 49%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2ABC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 171, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2ABC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 171, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2ABC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2ABC8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2ABC8

#D991B7#CF72A4#C65892#B63E7E#9C356C#812C5A#632244#481932#2A0E1D#0F050B

Tints of #E2ABC8

#E5B3CE#E8BBD3#E9BED5#EBC6DA#EECEDF#F1D5E4#F3DDE9#F5E1EB#F7E8F0#FAF0F5

Tones of #E2ABC8

#DEAFC8#DBB3C8#D7B7C8#D3BBC8#CFBFC7#CBC3C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABE2C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2ABC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2ABC8

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 #E2ABC8: ·

How #E2ABC8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CACAC1Deuteranopia · #CDD2BFTritanopia · #DFBBBA

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2ABC8 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby
#E11A45 · #E3AFC9 · #EFECD7 · #EDC92C
Amber Ruby Petal
#B32153 · #55B722 · #265ECA · #E6ACC4
Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Palette 756ab6
#756AB6 · #AC87C5 · #E0AED0 · #FFE5E5
Smoky Ruby Aurora
#812135 · #43A32A · #4763D0 · #E0B0C0
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #E1AFD1 · #AD88C6 · #7469B6

Similar colors

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

#E3AFC9#E6ACC4#E3A5C7#E0AED0#E0B0C0#E1AFD1#E5ABBE#DBA5C2#E8A7D1#E7AED2#DDB6C6#E3A8D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2ABC7  ·  #E2ABC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2ABC8?

#E2ABC8 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 171, 200). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2ABC8?

#E2ABC8 is RGB 226, 171, 200 — HSL 328°, 49%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 12%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2ABC8?

Its complement is #ABE2C5; analogous partners are #E1ABE2 and #E2ABAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2ABC8 for text?

Black text on #E2ABC8 has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.