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#EA666D Color

#EA666D is rgb(234, 102, 109) in RGB, hsl(357, 76%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 53%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA666D
HEX#EA666D
RGBrgb(234, 102, 109)
HSLhsl(357, 76%, 66%)
HSVhsv(357, 56%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 53%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.164 19.4)
LABlab(60.57% 52.50 23.02)
LCHlch(60.57% 57.33 23.67)

What #EA666D 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 #EA666D, 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 red in the library.

#EA666D Channel Values

How #EA666D 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 102 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 76% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 56% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 53% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA666D 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA666D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA666D; 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 #EA666D

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 #EA666D.

How #EA666D 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#EA666D
Protanopia#89896C
Protanomaly#B87D6C
Deuteranopia#A2A266
Deuteranomaly#C38E69
Tritanopia#EA6767
Tritanomaly#EA6769
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA666D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea666d: #EA666D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA666D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea666d': '#EA666D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.400, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_ea666d">#EA666D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA666D"

More Red Colors

#EA666D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA666D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA666D?

#EA666D is a light red — rgb(234, 102, 109) in RGB and hsl(357, 76%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Carmine Pink (#E66771), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.37.

What is the RGB value of #EA666D?

#EA666D is rgb(234, 102, 109) — red 234, green 102, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA666D?

#EA666D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 53%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA666D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA666D scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA666D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA666D 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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