Ruddy Pink (#E18E96)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.47:1 — vs black: 8.51:1

Color values

HEX #E18E96
RGB rgb(225, 142, 150)
HSL hsl(354, 58%, 72%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 37, 33, 12 )
Websafe #CC9999

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Logo (175)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E18E96 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ruddy Pink
#E18E96 Base

#8EE1D9

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ruddy Pink
#E18E96 Base

#E18EBF

#E1B08E

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ruddy Pink
#E18E96 Base

#96E18E

#8E96E1

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ruddy Pink
#E18E96 Base

#8EE1B0

#8EBFE1

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ruddy Pink
#E18E96 Base

#BFE18E

#8EE1D9

#B08EE1

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ruddy Pink
#E18E96 Base

#A92D39

#D1525E

#D86E78

#EAAEB4

#F1CACE

#FAEBEC

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ruddy Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #140507

— #4A1419

— #80222B

— #B6303D

— #D35864

Ruddy Pink #E18E96 Base

— #E6A1A7

— #EBB3B9

— #F0C6CA

— #F5D8DB

— #FAEBEC

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E18E96. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E18E96;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E18E96;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E18E96;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E18E96,
        #8EE1D9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E18E96,
        #8EE1D9
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$ruddy-pink: #E18E96;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ruddy-pink-r: 225;
$ruddy-pink-g: 142;
$ruddy-pink-b: 150;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ruddy-pink;
    color: rgba($ruddy-pink-r, $ruddy-pink-g, $ruddy-pink-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Ruddy Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E18E96 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #ACAC94 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #9A9A96 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #E08F8F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #A5A5A5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ruddy Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ruddy Pink #E18E96 Base

Shimmering Blush #D98695 ΔE 3.23

Mauvelous #EF98AA ΔE 4.68

Pink Sherbet #F78FA7 ΔE 5.51

Salmon Pink #FF91A4 ΔE 5.60

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.