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#EA856C Color

#EA856C is rgb(234, 133, 108) in RGB, hsl(12, 75%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 54%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Red (#E58E73), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA856C
HEX#EA856C
RGBrgb(234, 133, 108)
HSLhsl(12, 75%, 67%)
HSVhsv(12, 54%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 54%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.13 34.8)
LABlab(66.54% 37.86 31.25)
LCHlch(66.54% 49.09 39.53)

What #EA856C 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 #EA856C, 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.

#EA856C Channel Values

How #EA856C 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 133 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 75% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 54% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 54% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA856C 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA856C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA856C; 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 #EA856C

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 #EA856C 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#EA856C
Protanopia#9D9D6B
Protanomaly#C0946B
Deuteranopia#AFAF66
Deuteranomaly#C9A069
Tritanopia#EB8282
Tritanomaly#EB837A
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA856C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea856c: #EA856C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA856C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea856c': '#EA856C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.522, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_ea856c">#EA856C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA856C"

More Red Colors

#EA856C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA856C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA856C?

#EA856C is a light red — rgb(234, 133, 108) in RGB and hsl(12, 75%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Red (#E58E73), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #EA856C?

#EA856C is rgb(234, 133, 108) — red 234, green 133, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA856C?

#EA856C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 54%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA856C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA856C scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA856C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA856C 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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