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#E16FAC

#E16FAC is a light, rich pink, close to the color Mulberry. In RGB it’s made of 88.2% red, 43.5% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 328°, with 66% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.97:1 Fail
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7.07:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #E16FAC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#E16FAC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #E16FAC?

#E16FAC is a light, rich pink, close to the color Mulberry. In RGB it’s made of 88.2% red, 43.5% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 328°, with 66% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #E16FAC in RGB?

#E16FAC is rgb(225, 111, 172): 225 red, 111 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #E16FAC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 51, 24, 12). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #E16FAC?

PANTONE 218 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #E16FAC?

Its complement #28AA6F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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