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#E37DAD Color

#E37DAD is rgb(227, 125, 173) in RGB, hsl(332, 65%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E37DAD
HEX#E37DAD
RGBrgb(227, 125, 173)
HSLhsl(332, 65%, 69%)
HSVhsv(332, 45%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.137 351.5)
LABlab(65.22% 44.44 -7.17)
LCHlch(65.22% 45.02 350.83)

What #E37DAD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E37DAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 5.08China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 5.45Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 6.98Persian Pink#F77FBEΔE 9.24Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 9.48Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 10.02

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#E37DAD Channel Values

How #E37DAD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 227 · G 125 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 65% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 45% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 24% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E37DAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E37DAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E37DAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E37DAD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E37DAD
Complementary
#7DE3B3
Analogous
#E37DE0
Analogous
#E3807D
Triadic
#ADE37D
Triadic
#7DADE3
Split comp.
#7DE380
Split comp.
#7DE0E3

Tints & Shades of #E37DAD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E78DB7
#EA9EC2
#EEAFCC
#F3C4DA
#F6D5E4
#FAE6EF

Shades

#DB5795
#D22D7A
#AD2564
#871D4E
#611538
#370C20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E37DAD.

How #E37DAD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E37DAD
Protanopia#9595AD
Protanomaly#B98CAD
Deuteranopia#A8A8AA
Deuteranomaly#C299AB
Tritanopia#DF8484
Tritanomaly#E18196
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E37DAD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e37dad: #E37DAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E37DAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e37dad': '#E37DAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.490, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_e37dad">#E37DAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E37DAD"

More Pink Colors

#E37DAD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#E37DAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E37DAD?

#E37DAD is a light pink — rgb(227, 125, 173) in RGB and hsl(332, 65%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #E37DAD?

#E37DAD is rgb(227, 125, 173) — red 227, green 125, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E37DAD?

#E37DAD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 24%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E37DAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E37DAD scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E37DAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E37DAD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 9.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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