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#EA959A Color

#EA959A is rgb(234, 149, 154) in RGB, hsl(356, 67%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauvelous (#EF98AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA959A
HEX#EA959A
RGBrgb(234, 149, 154)
HSLhsl(356, 67%, 75%)
HSVhsv(356, 36%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.103 16)
LABlab(70.74% 33.30 11.50)
LCHlch(70.74% 35.23 19.05)

What #EA959A 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 #EA959A, 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.

#EA959A Channel Values

How #EA959A 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 149 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 67% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 36% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 34% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA959A 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA959A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA959A; 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 #EA959A

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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How #EA959A 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#EA959A
Protanopia#A8A899
Protanomaly#C6A19A
Deuteranopia#B7B797
Deuteranomaly#CDAA98
Tritanopia#EA9696
Tritanomaly#EA9597
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA959A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea959a: #EA959A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA959A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea959a': '#EA959A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.584, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_ea959a">#EA959A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA959A"

More Red Colors

#EA959A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA959A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA959A?

#EA959A is a light red — rgb(234, 149, 154) in RGB and hsl(356, 67%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauvelous (#EF98AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #EA959A?

#EA959A is rgb(234, 149, 154) — red 234, green 149, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA959A?

#EA959A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA959A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA959A scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA959A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA959A 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 lightpink (#FFB6C1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.08, which is visibly different.

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