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#EA4879 Color

#EA4879 is rgb(234, 72, 121) in RGB, hsl(342, 79%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Watermelon (#F05C85), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA4879
HEX#EA4879
RGBrgb(234, 72, 121)
HSLhsl(342, 79%, 60%)
HSVhsv(342, 69%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.2 6.6)
LABlab(56.20% 65.11 10.11)
LCHlch(56.20% 65.89 8.83)

What #EA4879 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 #EA4879, 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.

#EA4879 Channel Values

How #EA4879 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 72 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 79% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 69% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 48% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA4879 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA4879

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA4879; 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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Tints & Shades of #EA4879

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.

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Shades

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How #EA4879 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#EA4879
Protanopia#7A7A78
Protanomaly#B26978
Deuteranopia#989873
Deuteranomaly#BF8075
Tritanopia#E85050
Tritanomaly#E94D63
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA4879 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea4879: #EA4879;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA4879;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea4879': '#EA4879' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.282, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_ea4879">#EA4879</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA4879"

More Pink Colors

#EA4879 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA4879 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA4879?

#EA4879 is a light pink — rgb(234, 72, 121) in RGB and hsl(342, 79%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Watermelon (#F05C85), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #EA4879?

#EA4879 is rgb(234, 72, 121) — red 234, green 72, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA4879?

#EA4879 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 48%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA4879 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA4879 scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA4879 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA4879 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 22.07, which is visibly different.

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