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#EB477B Color

#EB477B is rgb(235, 71, 123) in RGB, hsl(341, 80%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 48%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Strawberry (#FC5A8D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB477B
HEX#EB477B
RGBrgb(235, 71, 123)
HSLhsl(341, 80%, 60%)
HSVhsv(341, 70%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 48%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.202 5.8)
LABlab(56.29% 65.87 9.09)
LCHlch(56.29% 66.49 7.85)

What #EB477B 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 #EB477B, 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.

#EB477B Channel Values

How #EB477B 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 71 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 80% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 70% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 48% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB477B 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EB477B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB477B; 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 #EB477B

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 #EB477B.

How #EB477B 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#EB477B
Protanopia#7A7A7A
Protanomaly#B3697A
Deuteranopia#999975
Deuteranomaly#BF8077
Tritanopia#E95050
Tritanomaly#EA4C64
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB477B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb477b: #EB477B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB477B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb477b': '#EB477B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.278, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_eb477b">#EB477B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB477B"

More Pink Colors

#EB477B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB477B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB477B?

#EB477B is a light pink — rgb(235, 71, 123) in RGB and hsl(341, 80%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Strawberry (#FC5A8D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #EB477B?

#EB477B is rgb(235, 71, 123) — red 235, green 71, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB477B?

#EB477B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 48%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB477B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB477B scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB477B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB477B 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 21.19, which is visibly different.

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