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#EA397D Color

#EA397D is rgb(234, 57, 125) in RGB, hsl(337, 81%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 47%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Rose (#F64A8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA397D
HEX#EA397D
RGBrgb(234, 57, 125)
HSLhsl(337, 81%, 57%)
HSVhsv(337, 76%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 47%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.216 2.9)
LABlab(54.54% 70.07 5.40)
LCHlch(54.54% 70.28 4.41)

What #EA397D 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 #EA397D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EA397D Channel Values

How #EA397D 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 234 · G 57 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 81% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 76% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 47% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA397D 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA397D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA397D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EA397D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EA397D.

How #EA397D 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#EA397D
Protanopia#74747C
Protanomaly#B0627C
Deuteranopia#959577
Deuteranomaly#BD7A79
Tritanopia#E74646
Tritanomaly#E84161
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA397D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea397d: #EA397D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA397D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea397d': '#EA397D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.224, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_ea397d">#EA397D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA397D"

More Pink Colors

#EA397D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA397D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA397D?

#EA397D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(234, 57, 125) in RGB and hsl(337, 81%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Rose (#F64A8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.66.

What is the RGB value of #EA397D?

#EA397D is rgb(234, 57, 125) — red 234, green 57, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA397D?

#EA397D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 47%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA397D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA397D scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA397D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA397D 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 16.55, which is visibly different.

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