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#EB427D Color

#EB427D is rgb(235, 66, 125) in RGB, hsl(339, 81%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 47%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Rose (#F64A8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB427D
HEX#EB427D
RGBrgb(235, 66, 125)
HSLhsl(339, 81%, 59%)
HSVhsv(339, 72%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 47%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.208 4.2)
LABlab(55.72% 67.64 7.10)
LCHlch(55.72% 68.01 5.99)

What #EB427D 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 #EB427D, 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.

#EB427D Channel Values

How #EB427D 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 235 · G 66 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 81% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 72% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 47% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB427D 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB427D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB427D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB427D; 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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Tints & Shades of #EB427D

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 #EB427D.

How #EB427D 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#EB427D
Protanopia#78787C
Protanomaly#B2667C
Deuteranopia#979777
Deuteranomaly#BF7E79
Tritanopia#E94D4D
Tritanomaly#EA4964
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB427D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb427d: #EB427D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB427D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb427d': '#EB427D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.259, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_eb427d">#EB427D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB427D"

More Pink Colors

#EB427D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB427D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB427D?

#EB427D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(235, 66, 125) in RGB and hsl(339, 81%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Rose (#F64A8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.48.

What is the RGB value of #EB427D?

#EB427D is rgb(235, 66, 125) — red 235, green 66, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB427D?

#EB427D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 47%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB427D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB427D scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB427D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB427D 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 19.41, which is visibly different.

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