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#EA7187 Color

#EA7187 is rgb(234, 113, 135) in RGB, hsl(349, 74%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 42%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Candy Pink (#E4717A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA7187
HEX#EA7187
RGBrgb(234, 113, 135)
HSLhsl(349, 74%, 68%)
HSVhsv(349, 52%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 42%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.15 10.4)
LABlab(63.02% 49.23 11.44)
LCHlch(63.02% 50.54 13.08)

What #EA7187 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 #EA7187, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 6.58Blush#DE5D83ΔE 9.13Light Carmine Pink#E66771ΔE 9.25Light Crimson#F56991ΔE 9.37Ultra Red#FC6C85ΔE 9.4Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 10.42

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

#EA7187 Channel Values

How #EA7187 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 113 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 74% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 52% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 42% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA7187 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EA7187 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EA7187

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA7187; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EA7187
Complementary
#71EAD4
Analogous
#EA71C4
Analogous
#EA9771
Triadic
#87EA71
Triadic
#7187EA
Split comp.
#71EA97
Split comp.
#71C4EA

Tints & Shades of #EA7187

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

#EC8396
#F099A9
#F2ABB8
#F5BCC7
#F8CED6
#FBE4E9

Shades

#E44965
#DE2144
#B61B38
#8A152A
#620F1E
#3A0912

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EA7187.

How #EA7187 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#EA7187
Protanopia#909086
Protanomaly#BB8487
Deuteranopia#A6A682
Deuteranomaly#C59484
Tritanopia#E97474
Tritanomaly#E9737C
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA7187 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea7187: #EA7187;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA7187;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea7187': '#EA7187' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.443, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_ea7187">#EA7187</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA7187"

More Red Colors

#EA7187 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#EA7187 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA7187?

#EA7187 is a light red — rgb(234, 113, 135) in RGB and hsl(349, 74%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Candy Pink (#E4717A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #EA7187?

#EA7187 is rgb(234, 113, 135) — red 234, green 113, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA7187?

#EA7187 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 42%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA7187 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA7187 scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA7187 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA7187 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 11.12, which is visibly different.

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