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#EA99BF Color

#EA99BF is rgb(234, 153, 191) in RGB, hsl(332, 66%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Magenta (#F49AC2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA99BF
HEX#EA99BF
RGBrgb(234, 153, 191)
HSLhsl(332, 66%, 76%)
HSVhsv(332, 35%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.107 350.3)
LABlab(72.43% 35.00 -6.52)
LCHlch(72.43% 35.60 349.46)

What #EA99BF 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 #EA99BF, 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.

#EA99BF Channel Values

How #EA99BF 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 153 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 66% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 35% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 18% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA99BF 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EA99BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA99BF; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EA99BF

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 #EA99BF.

How #EA99BF 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#EA99BF
Protanopia#AAAABF
Protanomaly#C7A4BF
Deuteranopia#B9B9BD
Deuteranomaly#CEADBE
Tritanopia#E79E9E
Tritanomaly#E89CAC
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA99BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ea99bf: #EA99BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA99BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea99bf': '#EA99BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.600, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_ea99bf">#EA99BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA99BF"

More Pink Colors

#EA99BF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA99BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA99BF?

#EA99BF is a light pink — rgb(234, 153, 191) in RGB and hsl(332, 66%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Magenta (#F49AC2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.77.

What is the RGB value of #EA99BF?

#EA99BF is rgb(234, 153, 191) — red 234, green 153, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA99BF?

#EA99BF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA99BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EA99BF scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA99BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA99BF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.92, which is visibly different.

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