#EB42AD Color

#EB42AD is rgb(235, 66, 173) in RGB, hsl(322, 81%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 26%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Frostbite (#E936A7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB42AD

HEX#EB42AD

RGBrgb(235, 66, 173)

HSLhsl(322, 81%, 59%)

HSVhsv(322, 72%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 26%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.228 346.4)

LABlab(57.00% 71.16 -19.27)

LCHlch(57.00% 73.72 344.85)

What #EB42AD 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 #EB42AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 3.11 Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 10.3 Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.53 Wild Strawberry#FF43A4ΔE 11.98 Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 12.9 Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 13.02

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EB42AD Channel Values

How #EB42AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 235 · G 66 · B 173	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 322° · S 81% · L 59%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 322° · S 72% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 72% · Y 26% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.55:1 vs white · 5.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB42AD 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 text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EB42AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB42AD; 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 #EB42AD

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

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How #EB42AD 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#EB42AD

Protanopia#7878AC

Protanomaly#B266AD

Deuteranopia#9797A9

Deuteranomaly#BF7EAB

Tritanopia#E55959

Tritanomaly#E75183

Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #EB42AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb42ad: #EB42AD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB42AD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb42ad': '#EB42AD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.259, blue: 0.678)

Android XML<color name="color_eb42ad">#EB42AD</color>

SVG fillfill="#EB42AD"

More Pink Colors

#EB42AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ebb0d7 eb00eb ebc7eb eaa9bf ec003f e9aae7 ecdfec e936a7 ed6aff e8d9e8 eda6c4 e8ccd7 f49ac2 fc5a8d ff1fff ff8aff ffddf4 50404d 700070 8b0836 a3004c c0448f cc66cc de3163

#EB42AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB42AD?

#EB42AD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(235, 66, 173) in RGB and hsl(322, 81%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Frostbite (#E936A7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.11.

What is the RGB value of #EB42AD?

#EB42AD is rgb(235, 66, 173) — red 235, green 66, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB42AD?

#EB42AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 26%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB42AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB42AD scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB42AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB42AD 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 13.02, which is visibly different.

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