Candy Pink (#E4717A)

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: 3.03:1 — vs black: 6.94:1

Color values

HEX #E4717A
RGB rgb(228, 113, 122)
HSL hsl(355, 68%, 66%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 50, 46, 11 )
Websafe #CC6666

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Tags

Mood

Playful (195) Romantic (190)

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E4717A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Candy Pink
#E4717A Base

#71E4DB

Analogous

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

Candy Pink
#E4717A Base

#E471B3

#E4A171

Triadic

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

Candy Pink
#E4717A Base

#7AE471

#717AE4

Split-Complementary

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

Candy Pink
#E4717A Base

#71E4A1

#71B3E4

Tetradic (Square)

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

Candy Pink
#E4717A Base

#B3E471

#71E4DB

#A171E4

Monochromatic

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

Candy Pink
#E4717A Base

#9E1E28

#D8313E

#DD4F5A

#EB939A

#F0B1B6

#FBEAEB

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #150405

— #4A0E13

— #7F1820

— #B4222E

— #DA3C48

Candy Pink #E4717A Base

— #E98991

— #EDA1A7

— #F2B9BE

— #F6D1D4

— #FBEAEB

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E4717A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E4717A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E4717A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E4717A;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E4717A,
        #71E4DB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E4717A,
        #71E4DB
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$candy-pink: #E4717A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$candy-pink-r: 228;
$candy-pink-g: 113;
$candy-pink-b: 122;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #E4717A How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #9E9E76 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 #84847B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #E37272 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #949494 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 Candy Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Candy Pink #E4717A Base

Light Carmine Pink #E66771 ΔE 2.33

Light Coral #F08080 ΔE 4.70

Wild Watermelon #FC6C85 ΔE 4.82

Brink Pink #FB607F ΔE 5.35

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.