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#ED2CD9 Color

#ED2CD9 is rgb(237, 44, 217) in RGB, hsl(306, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 8%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hot Magenta (#FF1DCE), visibly different at ΔE 11.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED2CD9
HEX#ED2CD9
RGBrgb(237, 44, 217)
HSLhsl(306, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(306, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 8%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.275 333.2)
LABlab(56.93% 81.42 -44.59)
LCHlch(56.93% 92.83 331.29)

What #ED2CD9 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 #ED2CD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 11.07Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 12.29Razzle Dazzle Rose#FF33CCΔE 13.13Hot Fuchsia#FF00C6ΔE 14.21Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 15.85

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

#ED2CD9 Channel Values

How #ED2CD9 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 237 · G 44 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 8% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED2CD9 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED2CD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED2CD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED2CD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED2CD9
Complementary
#2CED3F
Analogous
#A02CED
Analogous
#ED2C79
Triadic
#D9ED2C
Triadic
#2CD9ED
Split comp.
#79ED2C
Split comp.
#2CEDA0

Tints & Shades of #ED2CD9

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

#EF48DE
#F264E3
#F480E8
#F7A1EE
#F9BDF3
#FCD9F8

Shades

#E114CD
#BC10AB
#9B0D8D
#7A0B6F
#590851
#34042F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED2CD9.

How #ED2CD9 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#ED2CD9
Protanopia#7171D8
Protanomaly#B15DD9
Deuteranopia#9494D6
Deuteranomaly#BE78D7
Tritanopia#E25D5D
Tritanomaly#E74E9E
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED2CD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed2cd9: #ED2CD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED2CD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed2cd9': '#ED2CD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.173, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_ed2cd9">#ED2CD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED2CD9"

More Pink Colors

#ED2CD9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#ED2CD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED2CD9?

#ED2CD9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(237, 44, 217) in RGB and hsl(306, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hot Magenta (#FF1DCE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.07.

What is the RGB value of #ED2CD9?

#ED2CD9 is rgb(237, 44, 217) — red 237, green 44, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED2CD9?

#ED2CD9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 8%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED2CD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED2CD9 scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED2CD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED2CD9 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 20.26, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.