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#EAAED5 Color

#EAAED5 is rgb(234, 174, 213) in RGB, hsl(321, 59%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAAED5
HEX#EAAED5
RGBrgb(234, 174, 213)
HSLhsl(321, 59%, 80%)
HSVhsv(321, 26%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.086 340)
LABlab(77.69% 27.03 -10.78)
LCHlch(77.69% 29.10 338.25)

What #EAAED5 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 #EAAED5, 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.

#EAAED5 Channel Values

How #EAAED5 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 174 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 59% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 26% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 9% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAAED5 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EAAED5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAAED5; 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 #EAAED5

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 #EAAED5.

How #EAAED5 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#EAAED5
Protanopia#BABAD5
Protanomaly#CFB5D5
Deuteranopia#C5C5D3
Deuteranomaly#D5BCD4
Tritanopia#E6B4B4
Tritanomaly#E8B1C2
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAAED5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eaaed5: #EAAED5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAAED5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaaed5': '#EAAED5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.682, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_eaaed5">#EAAED5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAAED5"

More Pink Colors

#EAAED5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAAED5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAAED5?

#EAAED5 is a lightest pink — rgb(234, 174, 213) in RGB and hsl(321, 59%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (Crayola) (#EBB0D7), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.75.

What is the RGB value of #EAAED5?

#EAAED5 is rgb(234, 174, 213) — red 234, green 174, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAAED5?

#EAAED5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAAED5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAAED5 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAAED5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAAED5 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 12.38, which is visibly different.

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